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Brought to you by Penguin. Hope is in short supply right now, things aren’t working and many of us feel stuck… What’s the answer? It’s all of us. With curiosity rather than authority, by resisting the pull towards just one strong voice and opening up meaningful debate with many...

Gold has a powerful hold over our civilization. The precious metal first attracted the Spanish conquistadors to the new world. For the Incas, only royalty could wear gold. Louis XIV covered Versailles from floor to ceiling in gold. It is excess, wealth, domination and power. In this gripping investigation into the murky origins of gold, journalist Dan Collyns explores the world of gold mining in South America.

An eye-opening account of how the data center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point Underlying our seamless access to AI, cryptocurrency, and unlimited cloud storage is a hulking, costly physical infrastructure. Massive data centers full of energy-hungry chips and processors power...

A sweeping account of how the Arctic became the next arena of global conflict as the great powers battle over trade routes, resources, and military dominance from Greenland to Siberia—by award-winning Financial Times journalist Rana Foroohar. As polar ice melts and new sea routes open, the...

The true, inspiring story of the new parents who spearheaded the largest climate law in American history. From the rising climate advocate named to the Time100 Next list, for political junkies and anyone who cares about the environment. They were perhaps an unlikely trio: the professor Leah...

Downsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country—or even halfway across the world—to people and places who find value in what we leave behind.

Can we ‘save the Planet’? For a resilient, durable and sustainable future for human society, we need to repurpose, reinvent, redesign, remake and recover our human-made world so that our built environment is benignly and seamlessly biointegrated with Nature to function synergistically with...

How technology and policy can come together to remove carbon from our atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is recognized as essential for meeting "net-zero" climate targets. The first definitive resource on CDR, this book is an accessible guide meant to provide a fundamental understanding of...

A practical and hopeful guide for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer, greener future. Second edition with a new preface. We are living in a social, political, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world.

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris Packham A global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our...

In a world on the edge of social, ecological, and economic upheaval, Collapse reveals the forces that are unraveling modern civilization. This sharp exploration dives into the heart of the polycrisis—why systems are faltering, how they are interconnected, and what comes next. From cultural delusions to logistical blind spots, Collapse unveils the shaky foundations of a society built on the myth of separation from nature. With diverse insights, it gives a bird’s-eye view of civilization’s tipping points.

A bold new conception of the republic for a planet in crisis Republicanism is arguably the most powerful political idea in history, an extraordinary feat of human imagination that balances individual liberty with collective responsibility. The Environmental Republic reclaims this idea as the...

Most agree on the urgent need for climate action, yet we are often divided on how to stop the destruction of the natural world. Earth for Sale exposes the danger of governments giving over this responsibility to powerful private interests, namely the same energy, chemical, agribusiness, and...

Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the country’s most devastating infernos In Wild Fire, Jesse Winter takes readers on a...

デジタル環境の急速な進歩により，実態の「見える化」のニーズが高まり，エビデンスに基づいた政策立案や実践が広がる．「幸せ」といった社会的価値の測定に関する方法論の進展も目覚ましい．

For most of Elizabeth Sawin's career, she was not a multisolver. Instead, she worked on a single, albeit immensely important problem: climate change. Despite tremendous effort, she felt like she was chasing her tail. Unless people began to recognize the multitude of unexpected benefits from...

A humanized and eye-opening journey through the past, present, and future of one of the most crucial topics of our time: Climate change. This is a time unlike any other in human history. With the ever-growing threat of the climate crisis looming and putting the whole world on the edge of its...

Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Finding Purpose aims to challenge our understanding of how humanity interacts with planet Earth, and our role within this. This book is an invitation: would you like to participate in one of the most important projects of imagination, perhaps the greatest...

At a time when everyone is going green, most people are unaware that the FBI is using anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. The courts are being used to push conventional boundaries of what constitutes "terrorism" and to hit nonviolent activists with disproportionate sentences. Some have faced terrorism charges for simply chalking slogans on the sidewalk.

Edgar Morin pone a nuestra disposición su conocimiento de más de un siglo de vida para advertirnos sobre la emergencia climática y el futuro de la humanidad. «No sabemos lo que nos pasa y eso es precisamente lo que nos pasa», escribe José Ortega y Gasset. Las situaciones críticas que se...