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Despite It All
A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls
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There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing, and pollution is choking our skies and seas. It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet. And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can...
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Description
There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing, and pollution is choking our skies and seas.
It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet. And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better.
Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades, and what he has seen has given him reason—in fact, seven reasons—for (cautious) hope. Here, we learn how nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places, how the population bomb has been defused, how our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff', and how a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.
Despite It All encourages readers to reconsider the gloom-and-doom narrative and to focus on the tangible and positive changes that are possible, underscoring Pearce's belief in the resilience of both humanity and the natural world.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781803513621
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
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About the Author
FRED PEARCE is an award-winning journalist and author, who has reported from eighty-seven countries. He is the environment consultant of New Scientist magazine, a regular broadcaster, and a contributor to the Guardian, the Washington Post, and other publications. He has written fourteen books on environmental and development issues, which have been translated into twenty-six languages.
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