A unique view of climate change glimpsed through the world's resources that are disappearing.
Jeff Nesbit was the director of public affairs for two federal science agencies and a senior communications official at the White House. Now the executive director of Climate Nexus, he is a contributing writer for The New York Times, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Axios, and Quartz. He lives in New York.
Advanced Praise for This Is the Way the World Ends Nesbit's clear,
concise style is supported with current scientific findings that
anyone will find easy to connect with and understand. This
prescient and timely book seeks to bring climate change into the
realm of relatability. Recommended for all readers
--Library Journal With This is the Way the World Ends Jeff Nesbit
has delivered an enlightening - and alarming - explanation of the
climate challenge as it exists today. Climate change is no far-off
threat. It's impacting communities all over the world at this very
moment, and we ignore the scientific reality at our own peril. The
good news? As Nesbit underscores, disaster is not preordained. The
global community can meet this moment -- and we must.
--Senator John Kerry, former Secretary of State and 2004 Democratic
Party presidential nominee Combating climate change and its
consequences is an urgent task because humanity needs to save not
the planet but itself, declares former White House staffer Nesbit
in this nonpartisan call-to-arms. This vital summary of dire facts
offers no-nonsense proposals for a way forward.
--Publishers Weekly A passionate overview of human-induced global
warming whose effect on climate, agriculture, ecosystems, and
extinction is approaching a point of no return...That there is a
large audience for this genre is a cause for optimism--perhaps the
only one.
--Kirkus Nesbit, the executive direct of Climate Nexus, lays out
why we're all screwed, but he also presents hope: We've solved
other problems in the past, he writes, and we can do it again.
--The Revelator "Like watching an accident unfold in slow motion,
Jeff Nesbit reveals the dire future that could await all of us in
This is the Way the World Ends. With every gripping turn of the
page, you will pray he's wrong, as you fear he's right."
--Seth M. Siegel, New York Times bestselling author of Let There Be
Water Jeff Nesbit is indispensable. Want to know what's happening
now on climate change -- and how we can still shield our kids from
climate chaos? Read Jeff's book.
--David Gelber, Emmy Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes In this
series of harrowing dispatches, Jeff Nesbit takes readers to the
front lines of climate change - the bleaching coral reefs, melting
glaciers, and thirsty cities where the crisis in the planet's
ecosystems is glaringly apparent. Though most Americans are still
relatively sheltered from these unfolding calamities, Nesbit argues
that the transformation of these ecosystems and the human
communities that depend on them are harbingers of a grim future for
us all - unless we do something dramatic to slash carbon emissions.
Luckily, Nesbit has some concrete and politically canny proposals
for how to make this happen. Nesbit's book is essential reading for
everyone interested not just in environmental issues but in the
looming global geopolitical clashes sparked by the climate
crisis.
--Ashley J. Dawson, Princeton University If you care about the fate
of the planet and the future of civilization, the book you are
holding in your hands is essential reading.
--Justin Gillis, award-winning former New York Times journalist Few
people understand the depth of the planet's vulnerabilities as well
as Jeff Nesbit - he's uniquely placed to write a touchstone book
for understanding the world we're daily creating.
--Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature If you only read one
book on why Earth's changing climate system matters - right now -
this is it. Read this book.
--David Kessler M.D., author of Capture: Unraveling the Mystery of
Mental Suffering and The End of Overeating
A wide-ranging and lucid survey of climate change and its
often-surprising global consequences. Ultimately, Nesbit challenges
us to save not just our world but our humanity.
--Michael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club "This is a
must-read that lays out the clear and present dangers of climate
change -- and what we must do to avoid global catastrophe.
--Rhea Suh, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC)
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