Global climate change is the most serious and urgent problem humanity has ever faced. How we address it over the next thirty years determines what world we will live in—and what world we will pass on to our children and grandchildren. “What future we choose”—a passionate call to action by Christiana Figueres, a former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and her colleague Tom Rivett-Carnac. The authors are convinced: humanity can still avoid the worst scenario and prevent catastrophic consequences of climate change, but action must be taken immediately.
Practical, optimistic, and inspiring, this book is addressed to all generations and to everyone weighed down by the feeling of their own helplessness in the face of the climate crisis. The authors show where to draw optimism in order to play a positive role in the grand transformations ahead—and finally, what practical steps each of us can take to contribute to these changes.