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Book SynopsisA TIMES BEST SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR
''AN IMPORTANT READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF OPTIMISM'' BILL GATES
''DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED'' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS
''HIGHLY READABLE . . . ENGAGING STORIES OF PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN RECENT DECADES'' FINANCIAL TIMES
A green economy is not only possible, it''s profitable.
In this vital antidote for climate anxiety, award-winning journalist Akshat Rathi uncovers ten unlikely heroes creating the key breakthroughs for a green economy.
From the Chinese bureaucrat who did more to make electric cars a reality than Elon Musk, to the Danish students who helped to build the world''s longest-operating wind turbine and the American oil executive building the technology that can reverse climate damages, we meet the people bending the emissions curve and making a prosperous future possible.
Bringing together business, politics, activ
