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Review of ‘Positive Tipping Points: How to Fix the Climate Crisis’ by Tim Lenton

Tim Lenton’s ‘Positive Tipping Points’ does well to remind us all that we have agency to create meaningful change- that as cogs in the societal machine, we have the power to enhance and act transformatively, or to disrupt the current system. As he notes, “To get out of the incumbent, unsustainable state we need a…
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Review of ‘Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World’ by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

When two world-class science heavyweights take the time to warn us about scientific endeavour being under attack by bad actors, it is incumbent upon us to listen. Doctors Michael Mann and Peter Hotez have spent much of their professional life being targeted by the political and ideological opposition to science at enormous personal cost and…
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Review of ‘Love, Anger & Betrayal’ by Jonathon Porritt

Just Stop Oil. Now pause and consider the emotional response you just had to those words. Was it pride? Frustration? Anger? Apathy? From where did those emotions arise? How did you form that opinion, and has a dominant narrative shaped your response to this group of activists? Jonathon Porritt gathers together testimonies, contributions and profiles…
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Review of ‘Total Garbage- How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal the World’, Edward Humes

‘You will swallow 285 pieces of plastic today. You will do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next.’ ‘Total Garbage’ by Edward Humes opens with shocking facts about the level of plastic pollution that we have in our world today. He helpfully visualises the extent of the plastic that we are ingesting…
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Review of ‘Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions’ by Akshat Rathi

‘It’s now cheaper to save the world than destroy it.’ Rathi’s ‘Climate Capitalism’ starts with a stark economic argument, one which might resonate with economists, company directors and policy makers, but misses the mark somewhat with the public. The book charts so-called ‘unlikely heroes’ who have had long-term visions and through timing, solutions and being…
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Review of ‘A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It And How to Get It’ by Mike Berners- Lee

Mike Berners-Lee’s fresh new book challenges us all that we deserve more on climate communication, that we should expect more and finally, that we have the agency to demand more on climate communication. He calls for a new high standard of honesty and truth to reset the moral balance and reminds us that the standard…
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Review of ‘Scientists On Survival’

Scientists On Survival– a collection of essays, articles and thoughts from Scientists for XR- is the rare beast. A climate book written by experts which isn’t about science, but which is a story about humans. A story of journeys and a story of love. The writer and campaigner Matthew Todd describes the book this way: ‘This…
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Review of ‘Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change’ by Dr Friederike Otto

‘Climate Injustice’ by Dr Otto is an uncomfortable read for an audience in the Global North and reminds us of the truth- that if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t argue about the price of your garden hose. You put out the fire. This is not simply a book about more frequent extreme…
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