The Climate Book

The Climate Book
Warming stripes, used as the cover design for The Climate Book
AuthorGreta Thunberg
Cover artistEd Hawkins
LanguageEnglish,[1] German,[2] Spanish,[3] Portuguese,[4] Italian,[5] French,[6][7] Dutch,[8] Swedish,[9] Danish,[10] Norwegian,[11] Polish[12]
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherPenguin Random House
Publication date
2022-10-27,[2] 2022-10-28[1]
Media typePrint, hardback
Pages2+18+446+2
ISBN978-0-241-54747-2
Websitetheclimatebook.org

The Climate Book is a collective non-fiction book by the climate activist Greta Thunberg.[13][1] The original English edition was published in October 2022.[1] Translations are published in languages including German,[2] Spanish,[3] Portuguese,[4] Italian,[5] French,[6][7] Dutch,[8] Swedish,[9] Danish,[10] Norwegian,[11] and Polish.[12]

The book consists of a collection of short essays by more than a hundred experts.[14] It analyses the causes, consequences and challenges of the climate crisis.[15] The cover features a warming stripes data visualization graphic of a type developed by British climatologist Ed Hawkins.[16]

Parts and authors

The Climate Book is organised in five parts:[1]

Reception

A Publishers Weekly reviewed praised the book's passion and "lucid and accessible" explanations of global warming, and concluded that the book is "comprehensive and articulate".[17] Gaia Vince from The Guardian commented that Thunberg wrote with directness, which she evaluated as "both refreshing to read and tiring". Vince also complimented numerous other writers, but criticised the lack of coverage on technologies that could potentially be solutions, including geo-engineering and nuclear power, concluding that the book is superb in explaining the importance of preventing climate change but has "little pragmatism over what to do about now-certain changes".[13] A review from The Daily Telegraph awarded the book four out of five stars, praising the book's "stunningly handsome" design and calling it a "superb vademecum", but critiqued the book's thinking as "anti-capitalistic" and "anti-technology".[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Thunberg, Greta; Brannen, Peter [at Wikidata]; Shapiro, Beth; Kolbert, Elizabeth; Oppenheimer, Michael; Oreskes, Naomi; Rockström, Johan; Hayhoe, Katharine; Hausfather, Zeke; Samset, Bjørn H. [in Norwegian]; Ceppi, Paulo; Francis, Jennifer; Otto, Friederike; Marvel, Kate; Winkelmann, Ricarda; Rahmstorf, Stefan; Pörtner, Hans-Otto [in German]; Kvale, Karin; Gleick, Peter H.; Gergis, Joëlle; Nobre, Carlos; Arieira, Julia; Nascimento, Nathália; Law, Beverly; Purvis, Andy [at Wikidata]; De Palma, Adriana; Goulson, Dave; Larson, Keith W.; Soong, Jennifer L.; Gustafsson, Örjan [in Swedish]; Edwards, Tamsin; Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Tedros; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M.; Shindell, Drew; Colón-González, Felipe J. [at Wikidata]; Brownstein, John; MacFadden, Derek; McGough, Sarah; Santillana, Mauricio [at Wikidata]; Myers, Samuel S.; Huq, Saleemul; Patterson, Jacqueline [at Wikidata]; Lustgarten, Abrahm; Taylor, Michael; Oumarou Ibrahim, Hindou; Labba, Elin Anna; Guajajara, Sonia; Hsiang, Solomon; Oki, Taikan [in Japanese]; Burke, Marshall; Linden, Eugene; Anderson, Kevin; Otto, Alexandra Urisman [in Swedish]; McKibben, Bill; Peters, Glen [in German]; Erb, Karl-Heinz [at Wikidata]; Gingrich, Simone; Hällström, Niclas; Stephens, Jennie C.; Stoddard, Isak; Jackson, Rob [at Wikidata]; Popp, Alexander; Clark, Michael; Vermeulen, Sonja; Barrett, John; Garvey, Alice; Joshi, Ketan [at Wikidata]; Larkin, Alice; Anable, Jillian; Brand, Christian; Lowrey, Annie; Berners-Lee, Mike; Kaza, Silpa; Schrank, Nina; Stern, Nicholas; Narain, Sunita; Hickel, Jason; Ghosh, Amitav; Capstick, Stuart; Whitmarsh, Lorraine; Raworth, Kate; Stoknes, Per Espen; Eshel, Gidon; Elizabeth Johnson, Ayana; Monbiot, George; Wrigley, Rebecca; Atwood, Margaret; Chenoweth, Erica; Mann, Michael E.; Klein, Seth [at Wikidata]; Wallace-Wells, David; Klein, Naomi; Becker, Nicki; Ravi, Disha Annappa; Nakabuye, Hilda Flavia; Muñoz, Laura Verónica; Shikongo, Ina Maria; Siddiqa, Ayisha; Tan, Mitzi Jonelle; Mathai, Wanjira; Chancel, Lucas; Piketty, Thomas; Táíwò, Olúfẹ́mi O.; Kimmerer, Robin Wall; Hawkins, Ed (2022-10-28). Thunberg, Greta (ed.). The Climate Book (1 ed.). London, UK: allen lane / Penguin Books / Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-241-54747-2. OCLC 1338161907. (2+18+446+2 pages) (NB. For space reasons references are not included in the printed book, but can be found online at: https://theclimatebook.org.)
  2. ^ a b c Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-10-27). Das Klima-Buch [The climate book] (in German). Translated by Bischoff, Michael [in German]; Bischoff, Ulrike (1 ed.). Frankfurt am Main, Germany: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-3-10-397189-7. OCLC 1349738738. DNB-IDN 1254651667. (2+20+489+3+2 pages) TOChttps://web.archive.org/web/20221114222146/https://bilder-fischer.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022-10/Klimabuch_Quellenangaben_final.pdf References (114 pages)
  3. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-11-03). El libro del clima [The climate book] (in Spanish). Translated by Ros i Aragonès, Joandomènec [in Catalan]; Reyes Quesada, Majel; Pedrosa Martín, Francesc (1 ed.). Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Lumen S.A. [es] / Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. ISBN 978-84-264-2334-4. OCLC 1350433530. (c. 464 pages)
  4. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-11-01). O Livro do Clima [The climate book] (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). Lisboa, Portugal: Objectiva / Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial. ISBN 978-9-897-84622-9. (c. 472? pages) TOC
  5. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-11-01). The Climate Book (in Italian). Translated by Parizzi, Massimo; Rizzo, Chiara (1 ed.). Italy: Strade blu / Mondadori. ISBN 978-8-8047-6465-6. (c. 464 pages)
  6. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-10-27). Le Grand Livre du Climat [The big climate book] (in French). Translated by Leclère, Cécile; Talaga, Leslie; Taudière, Isabelle; Albaret-Maatsch, Michèle (1 ed.). Paris, France: Editions Kero. ISBN 978-2-70216-852-3. OCLC 1350535911. EAN 9782702169780. (c. 464 pages)
  7. ^ a b Schaub, Coralie (2022-10-27). "Dirigé par Greta Thunberg, «Le Grand Livre du climat» rappelle que «l'espoir, c'est agir»" [Led by Greta Thunberg, "The Big Climate Book" reminds us that "hope is action"]. Climat. Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  8. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-10-25). Het Klimaatboek [The climate book] (in Dutch). Translated by Broeder, Linda; van den Berg, Jan; Biekmann, Lidwien; Boelens, Koen; van Eeden, Ed [in Dutch]; van Eijk, Lisette; van der Zwan, Arwin (1 ed.). Amsterdam, Netherlands: De Bezige Bij. ISBN 978-9-403-19431-8. OCLC 1346771908. (2?+14+461+? pages)
  9. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-11-10). Klimatboken [Climate book] (in Swedish). Translated by Bernes, Claes; Gefvert, Leo; Larsson, Maria Katerine; Vågen, Öyvind (1 ed.). Stockholm, Sweden: Bokförlaget Polaris. ISBN 978-9-17-795652-5. OCLC 1352449459. (c. 446 pages)
  10. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-10-27). Klimabogen [Climate book] (in Danish). Translated by Andersen, Henrik (1 ed.). Copenhagen, Denmark: Politikens Forlag. ISBN 978-8-7400-7767-4. OCLC 1349038491. (c. 472 pages)
  11. ^ a b Thunberg, Greta, ed. (2022-10-27). Klimaboka [Climate book] (in Norwegian). Translated by Stokseth, Lene (1 ed.). Oslo, Norway: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 978-8-20276167-7. (c. 464 pages) TOC
  12. ^ a b "Książka o klimacie" (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Agora. 2023-10-25. ISBN 978-83-268-4410-2. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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  14. ^ Perkins, Miki (2022-11-03). "Greta Thunberg sees her climate book as 'a new type of activism'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  15. ^ Thunberg, Greta (2022-10-08). "Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: 'we've been greenwashed out of our senses. It's time to stand our ground'". Climate crisis. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09. Published extract.
  16. ^ Bayley, Sian (2022-05-26). "Allen Lane reveals Greta Thunberg cover featuring Hawkins 'Warming Stripes' graph". The Bookseller. London, UK: The Stage Media Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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  18. ^ Poole, Steven (2022-10-28). "Greta Thunberg's Climate Book is a great scientific one-stop shop – despite its anti-capitalist bent". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.

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