Pilita Clark Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The world is not awash in captivating climate fiction but this sprawling novel proves it can be done. Set in a United States of the near future, its engrossing characters struggle with political… and social crises triggered by galloping climate chaos that feels all too real.

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The result was what he calls… “a confronting journey”. The ups and downs of life on board make a lively travel story. But interwoven is an engaging tale of efforts to decarbonise the global shipping industry — and a compelling assessment of the role sail cargo ships might play.

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This pleasingly accessible anthology of climate information was put together by hundreds of collaborators, under the guiding hand of editor, Seth Godin... This book is likely to appeal to readers of many different ages.

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A book offering a first-hand, reported account of a sprawling global environmental conundrum: the waste piling up in the world’s sewers, landfills, dumpsters and nuclear stores. It exposes some familiar plights and also makes an important case for tighter, smarter regulation.

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Advice on how you can save the planet is rife. Stop flying. Go vegan. Drive a Tesla. But as this clever and uplifting book explains, the world won’t be saved by diligent green consumers. It needs green citizens pushing for... policies that can make a big difference.

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After a year in which wildfires, storms and floods have driven thousands from their homes, this book’s warning about a rising population of climate migrants has a chilling resonance... the case it makes for fresh thinking is utterly convincing.

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The most provocative is the non-fiction Five Times Faster, an insider’s account of government efforts to cut emissions by former British civil servant Simon Sharpe. The book’s title comes from the fact that… we must decarbonise the global economy about five times faster…

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This vast tome charts the volcanoes, droughts and other features of the natural world that helped shape human history. Its author predicts that nature will ultimately bring net emissions towards zero — though not necessarily in a good way for humanity.

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This readable insider’s account of government efforts to cut emissions shows why science, diplomacy and economics need to shift gears.

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The quest for smart, readable fiction about the dilemma of climate change is often unrewarding; too much “cli-fi” is earnest, cliché-riven and dull. This sprawling novel is a striking exception.