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Travelling from the fens of sixteenth-century England to America's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fen, Bog and Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation, from one of our greatest prose stylists.A rousing call to action' EsquireSparklingly furious  it has a profoundly positive message' Richard Mabey, TelegraphThis haunting tribute  is a pleasure to read' Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Proulx wants us to see the loss of wetlands – and to appreciate the beauty in these swampy and often stinking places. 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It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Bella for \u003ci\u003eThe Children of the Anthropocene\u003c\/i\u003e, she questions everything with intelligence, grace and humour. \u003cb\u003eIt's a wonderful book\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Dara McAnulty, award-winning author of Diary of a Young Naturalist\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn urgent, thought-provoking, and beautifully written book from a brilliant young conservationist\u003c\/b\u003e. Bella vividly brings the wonders of nature to life on the page, showcasing the importance of diverse human stories in the collective fight to protect our planet in the face of the environmental crisis. We must stop and listen to these inspiring young people from around the globe. \u003cb\u003eExtraordinarily moving, wild and engaging - the book of the moment\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and author of Climate Justice\u003cbr\u003e'A passionate call for change. \u003cb\u003eHope-filled and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e, this book has inspired me to do more' -- Dave Goulson, author of the Sunday Times bestselling The Garden Jungle and A Sting in the Tale\u003cbr\u003e'A r\u003cb\u003eemarkably lucid and insightful \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of the problem with our relationship with the natural world, and how we can save it and ourselves' -- Liz Bonnin, natural history and environmental broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound wisdom from a brilliant young mind\u003c\/b\u003e - Bella's view of our troubled planet is \u003cb\u003eenthralling and shocking, inspiring, and enchanting\u003c\/b\u003e. 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It will make you value the country around you and even hungrier to protect it. Remarkable. -- Nell Frizzell * journalist and author of The Panic Years *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForget Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e is a tonic... Pavelle’s writing is a delight, full of extended sartorial or food-related metaphors, puns and cheeky humour. -- Rebecca Foster * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThe prose is as lyrical as it is sassy, as insightful as it is impassioned. -- Amy-Jane Beer * Guardian Book of the Day *\u003cbr\u003eA clarion call for us all to do something to make a difference. -- Ceri Levy * Caught by the River *\u003cbr\u003eUrgent and challenging, but also fun and beautifully written, Sophie documents her low-carbon journeys exposing the reality of climate change in Britain. -- Simon Reeve * broadcast journalist, adventurer and author of Step by Step *\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful. Rare. Profound. Hopeful. -- Charlotte Philby * author of A Double Life *\u003cbr\u003eFinding wonder in the familiar and celebrating the unknown in the everyday, this is a beautiful book - and so perfectly told. -- Professor Ben Garrod * author, broadcaster, biologist *\u003cbr\u003eSophie Pavelle writes with the urgency and voice of a generation. Her  commitment is matched with a fierce knowledge of conservation biology  and policymaking, whose murky corridors are expertly navigated.  Passionate, pragmatic and seriously funny. -- Gillian Burke * biologist, presenter and writer *\u003cbr\u003eFrom rare butterflies to bats and bumblebees, Sophie takes us on a breathless but strangely relaxing whistle-stop tour of Britain in search of some of our less familiar, fragile and fascinating wildlife. Charming, witty and moving. -- Professor Dave Goulson * Professor of Biology and author of A Sting in the Tale *\u003cbr\u003ePavelle is the best kind of science writer – who makes you feel almost as smart as she is, priming and signposting in such a way that you grasp the punchline in the moment before she delivers it. Make no mistake, this is serious stuff, requiring serious communication. But she balances love and irreverence, data and ditz. I loved the breezy humour, the sass and savviness. -- Dr Amy-Jane Beer * naturalist, writer, campaigner and Guardian Country Diarist *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully refreshing look at the vanishing species around us, what they mean and why they matter. -- Benedict Macdonald * naturalist, wildlife TV producer and author of Rebirding *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForget Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e is that enchanting book that makes you want to put on your hiking boots and big coat, get outdoors and immerse yourself in nature. Sophie’s writing is funny and accessible whilst being a call to arms for us to protect Britain’s most vulnerable species. Perfect for old hats and newbies to wildlife. Highly recommended. -- Dr Amir Khan * NHS doctor, broadcaster, author and Vice President of The Wildlife Trusts *\u003cbr\u003eSophie has a warm tone of voice in this enjoyable and accessible read. * BBC Wildlife magazine *\u003cbr\u003ePavelle has a lively mind and sense of humour ... [she] explains the science well and has done a serious amount of research. -- Simon Lester * Country Life magazine *\u003cbr\u003eHere is a vibrant and vital voice from the millennial generation that is  fighting climate change and its devastating effect on the world around  us. -- Ceri Levy * Caught by the River *\u003cbr\u003eLike the captured sunshine she describes persisting in a seagrass meadow even on a cloudy day, she [Pavelle] has captured a different kind of light here, that of youth and love and hope. -- Dr Amy-Jane Beer * Guardian Book of the Day *\u003cbr\u003ePavelle pulls no punches, giving the facts as they are, but weaving them together with a poetic touch and some light-hearted relief. It felt counterintuitive to be chuckling out loud while reading a book about such a bleak topic, but that is the beauty of \u003ci\u003eForget Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e. -- Jeni Bell * British Wildlife *\u003cbr\u003eA lively introduction to the nature crisis in the British Isles. * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eHer style is lively, casual and autobiographical, and her book would suit young people new to nature writing and keen to learn more about the biodiversity on our doorstep. -- Katie Burton * Geographical *\u003cbr\u003eThis is perfection. -- Ben Goldsmith * environmentalist *\u003cbr\u003eGritty, amusing and wonderfully educational, a truly inspiring account of species at the forefront of climate change in Britain. -- Jake Fiennes * author of Land Healer *\u003cbr\u003eA journey well worth joining. -- David Brown * Best of Britain *\u003cbr\u003eSophie Pavelle's book properly stands out in the increasingly crowded nature writing field. She writes powerfully about vital issues, in a totally fresh, funny and accessible way that is distinctively her own. Loved it. -- Lee Schofield * author of Wild Fell *\u003cbr\u003eAn absolute triumph in science communication. -- Leif Bersweden * author of The Orchid Hunter and Where the Wildflowers Grow *\u003cbr\u003ePassionate and thought-provoking. -- Mark Whitley * Countryman *\u003cbr\u003eIt's full of wonder and joy. And crucially, it's written in the voice of a friend [...] while there's wit and warmth flowing through each chapter, the message never stops being urgent. * Country Walking *\u003cbr\u003ePavelle’s weapons in the face of these difficult truths are positivity and action. -- Katie Burton * Geographical *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a very thought-provoking read and hopefully will inspire us to do something about it [climate change] to prevent future losses. -- John Miles * Bird Watching *\u003cbr\u003e...amusing and thought-provoking. -- Kim Smith * Bury and West Suffolk magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA book about climate change with deep adoration for the natural world at its heart. -- Francesca Donovan * The Great Outdoors *\u003cbr\u003eLow-carbon wandering propels Sophie Pavelle’s jauntier tour of climate-change Britain in \u003ci\u003eForget Me Not.\u003c\/i\u003e * Country \u0026amp; Town House *\u003cbr\u003e...refreshingly new voice. -- Stephen Moss\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of Sophie’s book is a fierce and merlin-like love of all that is wild. -- Nick Acheson * author of The Meaning of Geese *\u003cbr\u003eThis book aims to challenge and it succeeds with a quiet and constant hum of urgency. -- Mannie Coe * author of brother.do.you.love.me *\u003cbr\u003eBefore reading \u003ci\u003eForgot Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e, I hadn’t thought it possible to write a book about the effect of climate change on different species that is buoyant, funny and hopeful - yet Sophie Pavelle has pulled it off superbly. This book is wonderful. -- Claire Ratinon * author of Unearthed *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, compelling and more important than ever. -- Sarah Langford * author of In Your Defence and Rooted *\u003cbr\u003ePacked with facts from the experts she meets on her travels, we learn a lot about the underdog species that have missed our attention ... This is Sophie’s first release, and like the species she discovers, it’s not to be forgotten. * Rewilding Britain *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable and fascinating book that manages to convey a wealth of facts about the daunting future of these species… with humour and lightness of touch. -- Tom Tivnan * The Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eSeldom have I learned so much, while laughing out loud. A joyous but quietly angry book about the beauty of Britain’s wildlife, how we have failed it, how to save it, and how accessible it is by public transport. At the end I felt determined to see our most threatened species protected. -- Louise Gray * author of Avocado Anxiety *\u003cbr\u003eA unique, brilliant and beautiful new way of writing and celebrating the good stuff, whilst reminding us of the precarity of it all […] \u003ci\u003eForget Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e is fresh and funny, sharp and poignant; stop scrolling and read this book! -- Nicola Chester * author of On Gallows Down *\u003cbr\u003eA lovely journey into our wildest places with the inspiring message: conservation works and we should let it. -- Charles Clover * journalist, conservationist and author of Rewilding the Sea *\u003cbr\u003eA lightness of touch, given to a serious subject: that's what makes this British journey urgent reading, for young and old. I loved this book — a moving story about what we're losing, introduced to me by my son, who urged me to read it. * journalist and author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia *\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, immersive read. -- Clover Stroud * author of The Red of my Blood *\u003cbr\u003ePavelle's wit makes the book a joy to read. -- Sam Taylor * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIf getting people to listen is key to highlighting today’s conservation issues, then [Pavelle], with her ability to communicate so passionately and knowledgeably, is unlocking all the doors. -- Jeni Bell * British Wildlife *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ONE: MARSH FRITILLARY\u003c\/b\u003e I begin my journey in the south-west of England, where I take a short train and cycle ride to Bodmin Moor to see one of the UK’s rarest species of butterfly, which is persisting deep in the heart of the Cornish mire despite unimaginable challenges.    \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWO: HARBOUR PORPOISE\u003c\/b\u003e  Wasting no time, next I head straight to the Welsh coast, where I travel to Pembrokeshire to try and spot Britain’s smallest cetacean feeding amid the infamous tidal races and renewable energy developments.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER THREE: SEAGRASS\u003c\/b\u003e Staying in Wales and heading north to Snowdonia, I snorkel the freezing waters of the Irish Sea to find out why seagrass is fast becoming the habitat that we cannot afford to lose.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FOUR: GREY LONG-EARED BAT\u003c\/b\u003e  Back home in Devon again, I hike one of my favourite stretches of the Jurassic coast to a rural farm to see whether I can find one of the last maternity roosts of Britain’s rarest and most elusive bat.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FIVE: BLACK GUILLEMOT\u003c\/b\u003e Eager to get up to Scotland, I venture to the Orkney Islands, specifically the northernmost isle of this unique archipelago, to spend time with one of the British Isles’ most overlooked seabirds and try to understand more about the threats this quirky bird faces.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SIX: DUNG BEETLES\u003c\/b\u003e Testing out how ready the UK is to function on electric vehicles, I borrow an electric car and drive to Knepp Castle Estate to learn why dung and its beetles are making a resurgence in this tiny patch of England and why we cannot ignore dung.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN: ATLANTIC SALMON\u003c\/b\u003e Back home to Devon and into a kayak, I travel down a swollen, autumnal river to try and understand why, in the face of climate change, the epic salmon run might become a feat of the past.      \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT: MOUNTAIN HARE\u003c\/b\u003e  Travelling north to Scotland again, I head to the high heather moorlands of the East Cairngorms to see our native mountain hare and investigate why they are set to become strangers in their own habitat if temperatures continue to rise.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER NINE: MERLIN\u003c\/b\u003e Cycling across England’s Peak District to the Dark Peak, I’m searching for Britain’s smallest falcon, hoping to discover why we keep forgetting about these birds and how they will fare in a warming world.   \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TEN: BILBERRY BUMBLEBEE\u003c\/b\u003e  Finishing on my home patch, I make a final trip to Dartmoor, searching for Britain’s ‘mountain bee’ and one of its last surviving populations in the south-west to understand better why its upland habitat might become too hot to handle.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851785257303,"sku":"9781472986238","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472986238.jpg?v=1710644701"},{"product_id":"this-is-planet-earth-9781473629776","title":"This is Planet Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is dedicated to the wonders of Planet Earth, the most amazing place in the known Universe.","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851806425431,"sku":"9781473629776","price":11.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473629776.jpg?v=1710645314"},{"product_id":"why-geography-matters-9781474608305","title":"Why Geography Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the vital role of geography in our understanding of the big issues facing humanity and the planet today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A]n erudite, dark-lit little book by a veteran explorer-broadcaster, distilling a lifetime of thought and travel. 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Admirable, well-researched, highly readable'' Keith Johnson, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are many ... stories in this wonderful book, all of them directed at the transformation of the global map of power and wealth that has happened in the 21st century. Don't waste your time on Boris or Trump, Covid or novichock, just read this to find out what is really happening.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bryan Appleyard * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Yergin won a Pulitzer in 1992 for \u003ci\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, an acclaimed history of petroleum and political power ...\u003cb\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe New Map\u003c\/i\u003e he turns his talents to what might be called geopolitical cartography ... Fans of the author's previous books will appreciate the snappy prose and plethora of well-told anecdotes ... revealing and apposite ... The book brings the general reader admirably up to date on the many subjects it covers.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Edward Lucas * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eYergin is the most respected chronicler of energy history and politics today. Yergin has enviable talents. \u003cb\u003eHe writes fluently in a style that brings to life the arcane dynamics of the energy business. 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Drawing on a wealth of eye-opening data and original reporting, Vince shows how migration brings benefits not only to migrants themselves, but to host countries, many of which face demographic crises and labour shortages. As Vince describes, we will need to move northwards as a species, into the habitable fringes of Europe, Asia and Canada and the greening Arctic circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the climate catastrophe is finally getting the attention it deserves, the inevitability of mass migration has been largely ignored. In \u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e, Vince provides, for the first time, an examination of the most pressing question facing humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the government's migration policy in such appalling disarray, Gaia Vince's \u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e has to be the most timely book of the year. Vince's calm, compassionate and authoritative explanation of the inevitability of migration is essential reading... There should be a copy on every desk in Whitehall -- Michael Brooks, Books of the Year * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eA tour de force... \u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e should be on the reading list of anyone and everyone in any position of power. It is not simply a future atlas of human geography showing where will be habitable and for how many, but a hard-hitting must-read on how we will need to live in the coming decades to secure the long-term survival of humankind -- Anjana Ahuja * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eEssential, bold and clear-sighted... I have yet to read a book that takes the question of how to survive the coming decades more seriously -- David Farrier * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eA powerful, provocative argument * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eAfter a summer of climate catastrophes, not least the appalling floods that left a third of Pakistan under water at the end of August, now should be the moment to consider radical solutions -- Philippa Nuttall * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and constructive... Vince leaves the reader with more than a few sparks of hope * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eGaia Vince's new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet, because it lays out, much more clearly than any existing scientific assessment, the world we are creating through global heating... Passionate and powerful -- Bob Ward * Observer *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful\u003ci\u003e... \u003c\/i\u003eIt holds much wisdom with which to tackle the challenges of our turbulent century... \u003ci\u003eNomad Century \u003c\/i\u003eis a visionary book, an attempt to imagine how climate change might reshape our notions of what is politically possible -- Ben Cooke * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work - terrifying in its message and urgency, but ultimately empowering in its conviction about a path forward. Gaia Vince lays bare the scale of the challenge before us, and the grand ideas that will be needed to meet it. We must be ready; this book shows us how -- Ed Yong\u003cbr\u003eOnce again Gaia Vince demonstrates that she is one of the finest science writers at work today -- Bill Bryson\u003cbr\u003eThe climate crisis already has millions of people on the move, and that number will steadily grow higher till it breaks the political structures of the planet - unless, as the author suggests, we start now to remake those structures so they can cope, and indeed benefit, from the flow of humans that is now inevitable. An important and provocative start to a crucial conversation -- Bill McKibben\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a rather astounding addition to a growing body of thought that suggests the twenty-first century is going to include, and even require, lots of human migration-and that handled correctly, this could be part of a good adaptation to the climate and biosphere crisis we are now entering.  What Vince gives us here is some cognitive mapping to understand the situation and see a way forward -- Kim Stanley Robinson\u003cbr\u003eVince's perspectives and proposals are refreshing in a world where a Don't-Look-Up-style denial is solidly in place... If this book results in even a smidgeon more sympathy for the huge numbers of people being forced away from their homes, that will be a great thing -- Sally Hayden * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important book I imagine I'll ever read.  Gaia Vince calmly -- without drum-banging or hand-wringing -- sets forth likely consequences and end-of-century projections for our rapidly changing planet. It'll knock you flat.  But before you hit the ground, she hands over an impressively detailed survival plan:  supporting radical migration from newly uninhabitable regions, rethinking urban structures and food practices, restoring climate. The book is heavily researched, but Gaia's clean, intelligent prose propels the reader -- Mary Roach\u003cbr\u003eTerrifying, yet strangely hopeful and immensely important. I'm not sure if you can 'love' a book about our precarious future but this is essential reading. Nomad Century brings together the two most pressing issues of our time: the climate emergency and migration. Every single one of us will be affected by this - and therefore we should all read this book. It's packed with facts, solutions and even some optimism ... so, yes, maybe I actually do 'love' it -- Andrea Wulf\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant. The most far-sighted book on migration I have read. Gaia Vince doesn't waste a sentence. Read this to understand our future -- Henry Mance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNomad Century\u003c\/i\u003e will broaden your horizon when thinking about the biggest humanitarian crisis of known history. A passionate plea for humankind -- Ece Temelkuran\u003cbr\u003eVince sounds the air raid siren for humanity, then offers a thrilling path forward. A harrowing then inspiring read -- Musa Okwonga\u003cbr\u003eRigorously researched, accessibly written and illuminating... Vince's book makes a persuasive case that we can meet the momentous tasks ahead * Geographical *\u003cbr\u003eThe UN's International Organisation for Migration predicts as many as 1.5 billion environmental migrants by 2050, with many fleeing drought, flood and wildfire. The coming together of two hot-button issues - the climate crisis and migration - is the basis for Nomad Century (Allen Lane) by Gaia Vince, an essential book on how humanity must adapt as the planet warms and some regions become uninhabitable. The question, she says, is whether the transition will be managed calmly or whether \"hunger and conflict will erupt - an unconscionable outcome that would endanger us all\" -- Anhana Ahuja, Books of the Year * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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 survival solutions it offers - such as global freedom of movement - are not entirely persuasive. But the case it makes for fresh thinking is utterly convincing -- Pilita Clark, Books of the Year * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe Home Secretary, \u003ci\u003eSuella Braverman\u003c\/i\u003e, has said that she dreams of sending planes full of migrants to Rwanda. But policymakers are in denial about the number of people who will be forced to move as the impacts of climate change become more profound, argues the scientist Gaia Vince in Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval (John Murray). She calls for us all to step up and manage migration humanely -- Philippa Nuttall, Books of the Year * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eIn the opening chapters of \u003ci\u003eNomad Century,\u003c\/i\u003e science writer and broadcaster Gaia Vince paints a stark picture of what the world is likely to look like if global average temperatures rise 4°C above pre-industrial levels. This isn't a distant or unrealistic prospect: climate models suggest we're currently heading towards a 3°C-4°C rise by the end of the century - less than three generations away. In this rigorously researched, accessibly written and illuminating book, Vince examines what these changes will entail and how we should respond, ending with an eight-point 'manifesto' to guide us. 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Sebo clearly shows how many of the most urgent public health issues we face today are directly related to our treatment of animals. This is a book that must be read. Time is running out – if we want to save ourselves, we have to save animals, too. * Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, Author of  Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy and Our Shared Destinies *\u003cbr\u003eJeff Sebo has been leading the conversation about the impacts of human behavior on animals and the environment for years. In Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, he shows that when we accept our responsibilities as well as our limitations, we can bring about transformative change for everyone and build a more just and sustainable future—including for the most vulnerable among us. This book is a must-read for policy makers looking to chart a new path forward. * U.S. Senator Cory Booker *\u003cbr\u003eIn Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves, Jeff Sebo argues forcefully that we have a responsibility to help everyone affected by human activity, including other animals. By reducing support for factory farming, deforestation, and the wildlife trade; increasing support for humane, healthful, and sustainable alternatives; and including the health and welfare of nonhuman animals in our advocacy and political agendas, we can create a better future for humans and nonhumans alike. This brilliant, wide-ranging book is essential for academics, advocates, policymakers, and anyone else with an interest in our shared future. * Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute \u0026amp; U. N. 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The way the authors discuss Protection Gap Entities (PGEs) via interlinked paradoxes is illuminating. Readers will learn to appreciate the fine balance on which insurance is built, encompassing questions of knowledge, responsibility, and market structure. I would use the authors' conceptual framework not only to discuss specialist topics around disaster insurability, but also to teach insurance fundamentals to diverse audiences, from technical experts to policymakers. * Andreas Tsanakas, Professor of Risk Management, City, University of London *\u003cbr\u003eMany have observed the limitations of private insurance when it comes to financial protection from disasters. When people face disasters without insurance, harm and heartache multiplies. With this book, we finally have the tools to understand why those limitations exist and the critical role played by Protection Gap Entities (PGEs) when those limitations cannot be overcome by the private sector alone. 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Based on an unprecedented multi-stakeholder dataset from 17 PGEs providing disaster insurance in 49 countries, Paula and her co-authors explain why PGEs are established, how they evolve, and imagine what future role they can play in enabling insurability in the face of escalating risk. * Julian Enoizi, Global Head of Public Sector Practice, Guy Carpenter *\u003cbr\u003eIn face of extreme weather, terrorist attacks, seismological disasters, financial collapse, and other calamities, how can we do disaster insurance well? This timely and deeply researched book, based on hundreds of interviews and hours of fieldwork across multiple countries, provides essential learning lessons for academics and practitioners alike. 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Between static remits and evolving environments 5: Limiting loss: Between financial and physical resilience 6: Reimagining disaster insurance: Towards a new equilibrium Appendix A: The disaster risk transfer process Appendix B: Methodology Glossary","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732604006743,"sku":"9780192865168","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192865168.jpg?v=1719997612"},{"product_id":"climate-change-9780197647127","title":"Climate Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change. - New York MagazineThe right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane. - The Daily BeastA must-read. - The GuardianClimate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time. Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond, this third edition offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding climate change. Drawing on the author''s decades of experience as one of the country''s most influential communicators on climate science and solutions, this authoritative guide highlights the following topics: Key updates from the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Insights into changes in the political landscape, such as COVID-19 and Donald Trump''s presidency, and what these have meant for climate action in the United States and internationally Contemporary implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and wind power to batteries and electric cars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:    \"Given the pressing need for action, CLIMATE CHANGE is the right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane.\" - The Daily Beast\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today.\" - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003eRomm provides a useful primer on the drivers of climate change, the ways that the world might achieve that target, and the obstacles to moving away from business as usual... [the book] is full of useful information and accessible analysis.\" - Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003eAn up-to-date, comprehensive examination of the science behind climate change, what these environmental issues mean for the future, and possible clean energy solutions.\" - Mother Earth News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change  I. Climate Science Basics  II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change  III. Projected Climate Impacts  IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts  V. Climate Politics and Policies  VI. The Role of Clean Energy  VII. Climate Change and You  PRIMARY SOURCES ENDNOTES INDEX","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732667085143,"sku":"9780197647127","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197647127.jpg?v=1719997865"},{"product_id":"climate-future-9780197647349","title":"Climate Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people would probably agree on what should be done to avert severe climate change: The world must reduce CO2 emissions as much and as quickly as possible. But we must also ask what will be done. Is it realistic to expect worldwide emissions to fall rapidly enough to prevent severe climate change? And if we conclude it is not realistic, and so higher temperatures and rising sea levels are likely, what should we do? What actions should we take now to reduce the likely impact of climate change? Whatever climate policies are adopted, there will be a great deal of uncertainty over what will happen as a result. In Climate Future, Robert Pindyck, an authority on the economics of climate change and global catastrophes, explains what we know and what we don''t know about the extent of climate change and its impact, why there is so much uncertainty, and what it means for climate policy. This book shows that given the economic and political realities, it is simply not realistic to expect emi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe author concedes the need to address climate change as soon as possible to avert far greater costs of future climate heating. * Mary Ellen Harte, Quarterly Review of Biology *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best books ever written about climate change. Pindyck brilliantly lays out how much we don't know, and why we don't know it. He also shows what we need to do, amidst all those question marks. (Hint: Adapt!) Intriguing and wise-and indispensable. * Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard, and author of Averting Catastrophe   *\u003cbr\u003eVery different from the many other books that exist on this matter, which are either painting a totally unrealistic happy ecological transition or overly techno-optimistic, Climate Future generates an important new message: Risk management must be a key tool for optimizing our climate policies. * Christian Gollier, Director, Toulouse School of Economics, and co-author of the 4th and 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports   *\u003cbr\u003eWith greatly increasing attention being given to global climate change, there has been an explosion of books and articles, some of which are worthwhile reading. But Robert Pindyck's new book is one that must be read-whether by scholars, policy makers, journalists, or the interested public. It provides a reality check by honestly and methodically assessing what we know and what we don't know about climate change and the possibilities of averting and adapting to it. Pindyck is a world-class economist, at the top of his game, and a leader in the area of energy and environmental economics. His book is solid yet fresh, broad yet deep, and ultimately of tremendous value. * Robert N. Stavins, A. J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University   *\u003cbr\u003ePindyck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) describes in detail the impact of changing carbon dioxide levels on Earth's temperature and why greenhouse gases have this effect on the environment. The premise of his argument is to examine what policies at the national and international levels could avert the temperature increase and what potential strategies exist for adapting to the changing climate. Pindyck clearly shows that no single policy or strategy will change the climate trajectory and that a comprehensive approach across all sectors of the economy that includes reducing emissions and energy demand, adopting conservation practices that reduce energy demand, and utilizing different forms of energy is required. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION  1.1 Averting and Adapting: The Basic Argument 1.2 What Is Adaptation?       1.2.1 Concerns about Adaptation      1.2.2 Carbon Removal and Sequestration 1.3 What Comes Next 1.4 Further Readings  CHAPTER 2: THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM  2.1 A Few Facts and Numbers 2.2 An Optimistic Scenario 2.3 The Bottom Line 2.4 Further Readings  CHAPTER 3: WHAT WE KNOWAND DON'T KNOWABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE  3.1 The Social Cost of Carbon 3.2 Climate Change Basics 3.3 What We Know (or Sort of Know)      3.3.1 What Drives CO2 Emissions?       3.3.2 What Drives the Atmospheric CO2 Concentration? 3.4 What We Don't Know      3.4.1 Climate Sensitivity       3.4.2 The Impact of Climate Change       3.4.3 A Catastrophic Outcome 3.5 Further Readings  CHAPTER 4: THE ROLE OF UNCERTAINTY IN CLIMATE POLICY  4.1 Implications of Uncertainty      4.1.1 The Treatment of Uncertainty      4.1.2 How Does Uncertainty Affect Climate Policy?       4.1.3 The Value of Climate Insurance      4.1.4 The Effects of Irreversibilities 4.2 Further Readings 4.3 Appendix to Chapter 4: Effects of Irreversibilities  CHAPTER 5: CLIMATE POLICY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? 5.1 CO2 Emission Reductions      5.1.1 The United States      5.1.2 The U.K. and Europe      5.1.3 China      5.1.4 The Global Picture 5.2 CO2, Methane, and Temperature Change      5.2.1 The Warming Effect of CO2 Emissions      5.2.2 Methane Emissions 5.2.3 The Warming Effect of Methane Emissions 5.3 Temperature Change Scenarios      5.3.1 Changes in Temperature      5.3.2 Implications of Uncertainty 5.4 Rising Sea Levels 5.5 Summary 5.6 Further Readings 5.7 Appendix to Chapter 5: Temperature Scenarios   CHAPTER 6: WHAT TO DO: REDUCING NET EMISSIONS  6.1 How to Reduce Emissions      6.1.1 A Carbon Price      6.1.2 Government Subsidies      6.1.3 Government Mandates      6.1.4 Cap-and-Trade      6.1.5 How Large a Carbon Tax?      6.1.6 An International Agreement      6.1.7 Research \u0026amp; Development 6.2 Nuclear Power 6.3 Removing Carbon      6.3.1 Trees, Forests, and CO2      6.3.2 Carbon Removal and Sequestration      6.3.3 The Bottom Line 6.4 Further Readings  CHAPTER 7: WHAT TO DO: ADAPTATION  7.1 Adaptation in Agriculture       7.1.1 What Can the Data Tell Us?       7.1.2 An Historical Experiment      7.1.3 What To Expect? 7.2 Hurricanes, Storms, and Rising Sea Levels      7.2.1 Flooding and Its Impact  7.2.2 Physical Barriers to Flooding      7.2.3 Natural Barriers to Flooding      7.2.4 Private and Public\/Private Adaptation      7.2.5 Flood Insurance      7.2.6 Flood Risk in Asia      7.2.7 What to Expect? 7.3 Solar Geoengineering      7.3.1 How It Would Work      7.3.2 How Much Would It Cost?      7.3.3 Problems with Solar Geoengineering       7.3.4 What to Do?  7.4 Can Adaptation Solve Our Climate Problem?  7.5 Climate Future 7.6 Further Readings  Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732667150679,"sku":"9780197647349","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"climate-change-what-everyone-needs-to-know-what-everyone-needs-to-knowrg-9780197647134","title":"Climate Change What Everyone Needs to Know What","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change. - New York MagazineThe right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane. - The Daily BeastA must-read. - The GuardianClimate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time. Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond, this third edition offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding climate change. Drawing on the author''s decades of experience as one of the country''s most influential communicators on climate science and solutions, this authoritative guide highlights the following topics: Key updates from the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Insights into changes in the political landscape, such as COVID-19 and Donald Trump''s presidency, and what these have meant for climate action in the United States and internationally Contemporary implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and wind power to batteries and electric cars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:    \"Given the pressing need for action, CLIMATE CHANGE is the right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane.\" - The Daily Beast\u003cbr\u003eA must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today.\" - The Guardian\u003cbr\u003eRomm provides a useful primer on the drivers of climate change, the ways that the world might achieve that target, and the obstacles to moving away from business as usual... [the book] is full of useful information and accessible analysis.\" - Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003eAn up-to-date, comprehensive examination of the science behind climate change, what these environmental issues mean for the future, and possible clean energy solutions.\" - Mother Earth News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change  I. Climate Science Basics  II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change  III. Projected Climate Impacts  IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts  V. Climate Politics and Policies  VI. The Role of Clean Energy  VII. Climate Change and You  PRIMARY SOURCES ENDNOTES INDEX","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732667314519,"sku":"9780197647134","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197647134.jpg?v=1719997867"},{"product_id":"energy-and-power-germany-in-the-age-of-oil-atoms-and-climate-change-9780197667712","title":"Energy and Power Germany in the Age of Oil Atoms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Gross has written a magnum opus that will stand as a landmark publication not only in postwar German history, but also at the intersection of global economic and environmental history. It offers a fascinating and persuasive account of how an intersection of idiosyncratic regulatory thinking, and a powerful anti-nuclear movement, set Germany on a peculiar path or Sonderweg in energy politics and trapped the country on Europe's economic and political fault-line. * Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University *\u003cbr\u003eThe shift to renewables changes modern society's energy base, possibly the most foundational decision we will take. With a topic grabbed from today's headlines and given meticulous historical analysis as it unfolded in Germany—a nation in the energy avant-garde, yet also still enmired in (Russian-supplied) fossil fuels—Gross delivers a scholarly coup. * Peter Baldwin, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles *\u003cbr\u003eEnergy and Power shows that cheap oil and gas were not the only paths to a successful national economy. Instead, German leaders in the postwar era connected energy to security, social stability, and, intermittently, sustainability. In fascinating ways, Gross shows how a range of players—from green activists to unions to corporations— pursued Germany's ecological modernization. * Kate Brown, Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the timeliest book of the year: Stephen G. Gross centers energy history to provide a compelling new interpretation of postwar Germany. In a brilliant sweep, he takes the reader through West Germany's energy crises and transitions from the 1950s into the new millennium. Whoever wants to understand Germany's past and current energy predicaments will find answers in this field-changing book. * Astrid M. 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This event, also known as the Stockholm Conference, was the first of its kind and it reflected mounting concerns with the transboundary environmental problems caused by modern industrial society. Fifty years later, we find ourselves in a world marked by profound, accelerating, and possibly irreversible environmental change. Today, there is simply no place on earth untouched by human influence. The Anthropocene is a concept that has been advanced to capture this novel environmental condition. It refers to an unpredictable and fragile era in planetary history when humanity is dangerously disrupting the earth''s biosphere and life-upholding systems. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of scholars and policy experts to examine what security means in this new world of humanity''s own making. It asks how global institutions can respond to the systemic production of environmental risks and insecurities, and what political innovations are needed to chart a more sustainable path for global development in the decades to come. The 50-year anniversary of the UN Conference on the Human Environment offers an important backdrop to the volume and an opportunity to imagine constructive ways ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Eliasson: Foreword 1: Eva Lövbrand, Malin Mobjörk, and Rickard Söder:   One Earth, Multiple Worlds: Securing Collective Survival on a Human-Dominated Planet Part I: Governing the Environment and Security Nexus: Looking Back, Thinking Ahead 2: Björn-Ola Linnér and Henrik Selin: Geopolitics and the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment 3: Lucile Maertens and Judith Nora Hardt: Climate Change and Security within the United Nations: Insights from the UN Environment Programme and the UN Security Council 4: Marcus D. King, Caitlin Werrell, and Francesco Femia: The Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent: Closing the Climate Security Governance Gaps 5: Dan Smith: The Security Space in the Anthropocene Speech Part II: Reimagining Security in an Entangled World 6: Simon Dalby: To Build a Better World: Securing Global Life After Fossil Fuels 7: Anthony Burke and Stefanie Fishel: From Human Environment to Post-Human Earth: Troubling the Nature\/Culture Divide in the Stockholm Declaration 8: Beatriz Rodrigues Bessa Mattos and Sebastián Granda Henao: Whose Security\/Security For Whom? Rethinking the Anthropocene Through Ontological Security Afterword","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732784132439,"sku":"9780198787303","price":78.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198787303.jpg?v=1719998384"},{"product_id":"the-emerald-planet-how-plants-changed-earths-history-oxford-landmark-science-9780198798323","title":"The Emerald Planet How plants changed Earths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlants have profoundly moulded the Earth''s climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being ''silent witnesses to the passage of time'', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them.In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment, in recording hidden facets of Earth''s history, and in helping us to predict its future. His account draws together evidence from fossil plants, from experiments with their living counterparts, and from computer models of the ''Earth System'', to illuminate the history of our planet and its biodiversity. This new approach reveals how plummeting carbon dioxide levels removed a barrier to the evolution of the leaf; how plants played a starring role in pushing oxygen levels upwards, allowing spectacular giant insects to thrive in the Carboniferous; and it strengthens fascinating and contentious fossil evidence for an ancient hole in the ozone layer. Along the way, Beerling introduces a lively cast of pioneering scientists from Victorian times onwards whose discoveries provided the crucial background to these and the other puzzles.This understanding of our planet''s past sheds a sobering light on our own climate-changing activities, and offers clues to what our climatic and ecological futures might look like. There could be no more important time to take a close look at plants, and to understand the history of the world through the stories they tell.Oxford Landmark Science books are ''must-read'' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating insight into the way life -- especially plants -- evolved on our planet. * Jonathan Cowie, Science Fact \u0026amp; Science Fiction Concatenation *\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition Within these pages is one of the greatest stories ever told... It is as fascinating as it is important. * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eHere at last is David Beerling as the Green Knight, revealing the extraordinary story of the construction of our emerald planet. Rigorous science joins hands with an enthusiastic delivery to re-awaken our fascination in plants, while engaging anecdotes provide a thrilling background to an extraordinary story of climate change and our current environmental crisis. * Simon Conway Morris (author of Life's Solution) *\u003cbr\u003eBeerling gives us the big picture of how plants have changed our planet - and poses the key question of how we will manage the emerald planet to ensure the kind of future we desire. * Sir Peter Crane (Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1999-2006) *\u003cbr\u003eIf I can find a fault with this book it is that each subsequent chapter is so engrossing that it drives the author's previous deliberations from my head... I will return to this book again and again. * Lyn Dunachie, Glasgow Natural History Society *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Beerling's book is both fascinating and important. * P D Smith, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn illuminating account of the ways \"greenhouse gases, genes, and geochemistry\" are linked. * P D Smith, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eMy favourite non-fiction book this year...[a] highly readable history of the last half-billion years on earth * Oliver Sacks, Observer Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Beerling tells two stories in parallel. Both are eloquently and engagingly merged in a scholarly, yet generally accessible book...Beerling provides for the reader a fascinating history of the discovery of fossils and the inferences drawn from them...this book is a wonderful example of the nascent field of Earth systems science. * Paul Falkowski, Nature *\u003cbr\u003e...of great value and relevance to all interested in plants, climate and, equally, the future of our 'emerald planet'. * John MacLeod, RHS Professor of Horticulture, Garden *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Beerling's fascinating new book offers a new global perspective on the evolution of our planet...[a] vivid account...The environmental legacy of the plant kingdom upon our world can only be better appreciated after reading this book. * Louis Ronse De Craene *\u003cbr\u003eA beautifully detailed account...a gorgeous book. * Steven Poole, The Guardian (Review) *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating overview of green evolution. * Karl Dallas, Morning Star *\u003cbr\u003eWithin these pages is one of the greatest stories ever told ... It is as fascinating as it is important. * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eThe Emerald Planet is a serious talking-to about why plants must not be ignored. * Jonathan Silvertown, TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1: Introduction 2: Leaves, genes, and greenhouse gases 3: Oxygen and the lost world of giants 4: An ancient ozone catastrophe? 5: Global warming ushers in the dinosaur era 6: The flourishing forests of Antarctica 7: Paradise lost 8: Nature's green revolution 9: Through a glass darkly Notes Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732787638615,"sku":"9780198798323","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"predicting-our-climate-future-9780198812937","title":"Predicting Our Climate Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about how climate science works and why you should absolutely trust some of its conclusions and absolutely distrust others. Climate change raises new, foundational challenges in science. It requires us to question what we know and how we know it. The subject is important for society but the science is young and history tells us that scientists can get things wrong before they get them right. How, then, can we judge what information is reliable and what is open to question? Stainforth goes to the heart of the climate change problem to answer this question. He describes the fundamental characteristics of climate change and shows how they undermine the application of traditional research methods, demanding new approaches to both scientific and societal questions. He argues for a rethinking of how we go about the study of climate change in the physical sciences, the social sciences, economics, and policy. The subject requires nothing less than a restructuring of academic resea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimate is, in some respects, highly predictable; yet, in other respects, highly unpredictable. But there is no contradiction. The resolution of this seeming paradox in Predicting Our Climate Future leads in turn to a vision for how humankind must respond to this most important problem of all time. * George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001 *\u003cbr\u003eA profound yet very accessible guide to climate science, highlighting the significant uncertainties without apology. This book explains clearly why doubt creates a greater and more urgent need to act now to build a better future. * Trevor Maynard, Executive Director of Systemic Risks, Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies *\u003cbr\u003eThe immense complexity of the climate system raises deep questions about what science can usefully say about the future. David Stainforth navigates philosophical and mathematical questions that could hardly be of greater practical importance. He questions what it is reasonable to ask of climate scientists and his conclusions challenge the way in which science should be conducted in the future. * Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003eIs the science settled? Are climate models rubbish? Stainforth's book serves up nuanced answers to big questions in climate science, in an easy conversational style. * Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful exploration of the foundations and limitations of climate prediction that explains how its chaotic and probabilistic nature lead to deep uncertainty when assessing climate risk. * Ramalingam Saravanan, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A\u0026amp;M University *\u003cbr\u003ePredicting Our Climate Future is an erudite and very personal reflection on climate change, the state of climate science, and their implications for the decisions society needs to take. It should be top of the reading list for scientists, practitioners and anyone who wants to truly comprehend the challenge of climate prediction. * Simon Dietz, Professor of Environmental Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science *\u003cbr\u003eA provocative contribution to the literature of climate change. * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003ePredicting Our Climate Future is an ambitious exploration of a critical topic. It is a recommended read for climate scientists, especially those trying to model the future, for the researchers-in many disciplines-that are focused on understanding and forecasting the physical and human impacts of the coming climate changes, and for policy makers engaged in climate issues. * Steven Earle, New York Journal of Books *\u003cbr\u003eIntelligent, accessible, well reasoned and working very hard to get it's teeth into a complex but vitally important issue. * Irish Tech News *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating...[there is a] a refreshing honesty [in Stainforth's writing] about the limitations we have with certain kinds of prediction. * Brian Clegg, Popular Science *\u003cbr\u003eStainforth is good at explaining the complexities [of climate modelling], leavening the highly technical bits with ... lots of relatable real-world analogies. * Geordie Torr, The Geographical *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection 1 Chapter 1: The obvious and the obscure Chapter 2: A problem of prediction Chapter 3: Going beyond what we've seen Chapter 4: The one-shot bet. Chapter 5: From chaos to pandemonium Chapter 6: The curse of bigger and better computers Chapter 7: Talking at cross purposes Chapter 8: Not just of academic interest Section 2 Challenge 1: How to balance justified arrogance with essential humility. Chapter 9 - Stepping up to the task of prediction Chapter 10 The Times They Are A Changin' Chapter 11 Starting from scratch Chapter 12 Are scientists being asked to answer impossible questions? Challenge 2: Tying down what we mean by climate and climate change.  Chapter 13 The essence of climate Chapter 14 A Walk in Three Dimensions Chapter 15 A walk in three dimensions over a two dimensional sea Challenge 3: When is a study with a climate model a study of climate change? Chapter 16 Climate change in climate models Challenge 4: How can we measure what climate is now and how it has changed? Chapter 17 Measuring climate change Challenge 5: How can we relate what happens in a model to what will happen in reality? Chapter 18 - Can climate models be realistic? Chapter 19 More models, better information? Chapter 20 How bad is too bad? Challenge 6: How can we use today's climate science well? Chapter 21 - What we do with what we've got Challenge 7: Getting a grip on the scale of future changes in climate? Chapter 22 - Stuff of the Genesis myth Chapter 23 Things ... can only get hotter Challenge 8: How can we use the information we have, or could have, to design a future that is better than it would otherwise be? Chapter 24 - Making it personal Chapter 25 - Where physics and economics meet. Challenge 9: How can we build physical and social science that is up to the task of informing society about what matters for society? Chapter 26 - Controlling factors. Chapter 27 - Beyond comprehension? No, just new challenges for human intellect.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732792881495,"sku":"9780198812937","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198812937.jpg?v=1719998423"},{"product_id":"the-arctic-9780198819288","title":"The Arctic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic ''home'' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the disappearance of sea ice makes the Arctic appear more accessible and less remote. This also brings with it dangers such as the prospect of a new era of great power rivalries involving China, Russia, and the United States. Submarine and long-range bomber patrolling are now commonplace. New terms such as ''global Arctic'' are being used to capture the dynamic of change while others muse about the ''return of a Cold War''.The reality is inevitably more complex. The physical geography of the Arctic is highly varied and variable. Environmental change brings opportunities for indigenous and non-indigenous life-forms to survive and even thrive. The Arctic''s four million people are not helpless pawns in a game of global geopolitics. The Arctic is not only a resource hotspot but also a place where sustainable energy systems are being introduced. A warming Arctic with less ice and permafrost is not unique in the longer history of the Earth either. The Arctic is a complex space. In this Very Short Introduction, Klaus Dodds and Jamie Woodward consider the major dimensions of the region and the linkages beyond - from the geopolitical to the environmental. They examine the causes, drivers, and effects of cultural, physical, political, and economic change, and ponder the future of the Arctic. As they show, it is a future which will affect us all.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an excellent introduction to the region and will appeal to almost every geographer. * Robert A. Francis, Progress in Physical Geography (2022) *\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be of significant use to students and publics new to the Arctic. The authors have achieved exactly what is suggested by the title: a short but detailed introduction to the Arctic. Accessible and concise but comprehensive, tackling both physical and human Arctic worlds, The Arctic is a strong and necessary addition to the Very Short Introduction series. * Alice Oats, The Polar Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Arctic world Chapter 2: The physical environment Chapter 3: Arctic ecosystems Chapter 4: Peoples of the Arctic Chapter 5: Exploration and exploitation Chapter 6: Arctic governance Chapter 7: The Arctic carbon vault Chapter 8: Arctic futures","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732795568471,"sku":"9780198819288","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198819288.jpg?v=1719998434"},{"product_id":"durham-weather-and-climate-since-1841-9780198870517","title":"Durham Weather and Climate since 1841","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe British have always been obsessed by the weather. Astronomers at Durham Observatory began weather observations in 1841; weather records continue unbroken to this day, one of the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in Europe. Durham Weather and Climate since 1841 represents the first full publication of this newly digitised record of English weather, which will be of lasting appeal to interested readers and climate researchers alike. The book celebrates 180 years of weather in north-east England by describing how the records were (and are) made and the people who made them, examines monthly and seasonal weather patterns and extremes across two centuries, and considers long-term climate change. Local documentary sources and contemporary photographs bring the statistics to life, from the great flood of 1771 and skating on the frozen River Wear in February 1895 right up to Durham''s hottest-ever day in July 2019 and its wettest winter in 2021. Extensive links are provided to full daily weather records back to 1843. This volume is a sister publication to Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767 by the same authors, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGroundbreaking book on climate...The book includes 11 detailed appendixes, and the Stephen and Tim employ statistical methodology suitable for study in college statistics courses. This volume will prove indispensable for research universities and teaching colleges with programs in environmental science. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking book on climate, Stephen Burt (Univ. of Reading) and Tim Burt (emer., Durham Univ.) consider data gathered for 180 years, from 1843 to the present, at the Durham University Observatory. This is the longest single-site meteorological study in northern England and among the lengthiest in all of Western Europe. * J. P. Davis, Hopkinsville Community College, CHOICE connect *\u003cbr\u003eThis book represents climatology at its best, particularly through the efforts to improve the homogeneity of past records and to present them in a single publication. The value of the observations to us is probably beyond the imagination of the original observers. * Julian Mayes, Weather, August 2022 *\u003cbr\u003eDurham University has a venerable history of observational climate science. When Gordon Manley, perhaps the greatest British climatologist of the 20th century, arrived in Durham in 1928 to establish the Department of Geography, he resolved to place the Durham Observatory weather records on the same basis as those of the Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford, which had long been recognised as a valuable resource. This book updates and extends Manley's pioneering work. * Karen O'Brien, Vice-Chancellor, Durham University *\u003cbr\u003eThis definitive book beautifully discusses the variations in the weather and climate in Durham over nearly two centuries, including all the highs and lows. The long-term view provided by these detailed records clearly highlights the warming of our climate and the fingerprint of human influence on our weather, even at this local scale. * Ed Hawkins MBE, University of Reading, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThis lovingly-crafted history will be the envy of all long-term weather stations around the world. Tim and Stephen have respectfully interpreted the painstaking efforts of those who came before them, delivering an engaging and useful volume which transports you to the University grounds throughout the seasons and the decades. As the Earth continues to warm, these kinds of careful histories will only become more important. * Linden Ashcroft, The University of Melbourne, Australia *\u003cbr\u003eDurham Weather and Climate since 1841 undertakes a comprehensive rescue and analysis of this hugely valuable long-term meteorological station record including an in-depth reconstruction of the station history. The resulting meticulous data analysis provides key new insights into long-term UK climate changes that are essential to understanding our rapidly changing climate. * Peter Thorne, ICARUS Climate Research Centre, Maynooth University, Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eClimate science relies on long, carefully re-evaluated meteorological records. It is this long-term view that allows changes in weather and climate to be assessed and put into perspective. In Durham Weather and Climate since 1841, Tim Burt and Stephen Burt, two widely-known experts in the field, present another long record. The book describes the history of weather and climate in northern England and the role of weather in daily lives. It tells the story of meteorological measurements in Durham, which at the same time is a story about astronomy, the University and about the life-long dedication of individuals such as Gordon Manley - and the authors of this book. * Stefan Brönnimann, University of Bern, Switzerland *\u003cbr\u003eDurham has long been known for its eminence in meteorology and climatology. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Stephen Burt and Tim Burt place Durham's long record of observations in their complete historical and social context. They describe the struggles and accomplishments of the observers, both the famous and those who quietly carried out their daily duties. Burt and Burt take these centuries' worth of observations and turn them into analytical descriptions of Durham's climate, month by month and season by season, linking climatic events with citizen's daily lives. Packed with statistics, meteorological and climatological analysis, and historical commentary, this will be of interest to anyone interested in long-term climate change, observational records, historical climatology, weather analysis and the history of meteorology. * Victoria Slonosky, McGill University, Montreal, Canada *\u003cbr\u003eDurham provides an excellent record for discussing climate change in north-east England and for a wider area. * Chris Folland, Met Office, Exeter, UK *\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Durham record is less well-known than the Oxford one, it is still impressive and its analysis will give a picture of a very different location. Climate change is an increasingly significant issue. The volume is very timely. * Andrew Goudie, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Durham's weather and climate 1: Durham - its regional, economic and physical setting 2: Meteorological observations in Durham Part 2 Durham weather through the year 3: The annual cycle 4: January 5: February 6: March 7: April 8: May 9: June 10: July 11: Aaugust 12: September 13: October 14: November 15: December 16: The calender year Part 3 Durham weather through the seasons 17: Winter:  December, January and February 18: Spring: March, April and May 19: Summer: June, July and August 20: Autumn: September, October, November Part 4 Long-term climate change in Durham 21: Climate change in Durham 22: Chronology of notable weather events in and around Durham Part 5 Durham weather averages and extremes 23: Warmest, driest, sunniest 24: Temperature extremes in Durham 25: Precipitation extremes in Durham 26: Sunshine extremes in Durham 27: Barometric pressure extremes in Durham APPENDICES Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 Appendix 8 Appendix 9 Appendix 10 Appendix 11","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732824240471,"sku":"9780198870517","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/climate-change.oembed?page=32","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}