The Future We Choose: 'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG

this is absolutely twaddle. It’s like a cross between an airport self help book “let go of your grief” and an introduction to climate change for school kids.There are a few hints at interesting anecdotes from the run up to Paris Agreement, but like rest of the book, there isn’t enough substance to back them up. I imagine this puts more people off taking action than it inspires.Awful. Save your money, and the tree this was printed from and buy ‘Rewilding’ by Isabella Tree instead.

Not the book I was expecting at all.The first 120 pages are full of lack-lustre anecdotes about The Paris Agreement and are more philosophical waffle than scientific fact. The 60 pages that follow are slightly more interesting, but the advice provided is nothing new and the authors don't go into any detail about the potential benefits of their proposed "10 Actions".In short, if we want to save the planet then this is the deciding decade. If you want to do your part then you must start meditating?!, become vegan, buy electric, stop being a consumerist and vote with your money - There, I saved you several hours and £8.50.

A salutary ‘wake up call’ from the authors who have international experience of the challenges we face from unaddressed climate change.A maximum of 30 yrs with positive action to reduce global warming targets set for each decade.But the message running through the book after the depressing 1st chapter is positive and one of optimism optimism for a better quality of life whilst saving the planet.

Compared to other recent books I've read on the Climate Crisis (Uninhabitable Earth, On Fire, Our House is on Fire), this felt more hopeful despite laying out the shocking state of the situation we're in. It was reassuring to hear from leaders on the political front-line of the crisis.But I'm not quite sure who this book is for... it feels closer to 'No Planet B' but that worked well as it was a really useful handbook for anyone trying to work out what's going on and what they can do, which this book doesn't try to be.Regardless, I hope it gets widely read because it is clear, empowering and hopeful.

An unusual book about climate change that is based on science but also gives an excellent psychological framework to help readers deal with the challenges that lie ahead. It is difficult to imagine what climate change will actually look like and this is why I found the description of the two possible future scenarios particularly telling: one in which business as usual continues and leads to the abyss, and the other in which emissions are cut to 0 by 2050.A must read.