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Heat
  • Published: 27 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9780141026626
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00

Heat

How We Can Stop The Planet Burning

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3 Sept 2007
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27 May 2021
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The no-nonsense, straight-talking, myth-busting guide to climate change, now reissued with a new cover

'I defy you to read this book and not feel motivated to change' The Times
We know that climate change is happening. We know that it could, if the worst predictions come true, destroy the conditions which make human life possible. Only one question is now worth asking: can it be stopped? In Heat, George Monbiot shows that it can.

In every case, he supports his proposals with a rigorous investigation into what works, what doesn't, how much it costs and what the problems might be. He wages war on bad ideas as energetically as he promotes good ones. He is not afraid to attack anyone - friend or foe - whose claims are false or whose figures have been fudged. Heat also contains a breath-taking new exposure of the corporations trying to stop us from taking action. Inspiring, original, burning with energy, this book could change the world.
  • Published: 27 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9780141026626
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $26.00
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About the author

George Monbiot

George Monbiot is an author, Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner. His acclaimed books include: Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life; Heat: How We Can Stop the Planet Burning; and Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet. His latest book – The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life), written with US filmmaker Peter Hutchison – went straight to number 1 in the Sunday Times bestseller list. George cowrote the concept album Breaking the Spell of Loneliness with musician Ewan McLennan, and has made a number of viral videos. One of them, adapted from his 2013 TED talk, How Wolves Change Rivers, has been viewed on YouTube over 40 million times. Another, on Natural Climate Solutions, which he co-presented with Greta Thunberg, has been watched over 60 million times.
portrait photo of George Monbiot

Also by George Monbiot

Feral
Regenesis
The Invisible Doctrine
This Can't Be Happening
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Praise for Heat

A dazzling command of science and a relentless faith in people ... I never miss reading him.

Naomi Klein

An impressive piece of investigative journalism

Rosie Boycott, Mail on Sunday

At last the global movement has found a vision.

Independent on Sunday

Monbiot's book has an infectious and practical 21st century spirit

Sunday Herald

One of the best-informed people about climate change ... comprehensive and compelling

The Scotsman

The combination of practical detail and creative thinking is immensely impressive.

Guardian

Turns number crunching into inspiration for social change.

Metro

A book anyone who thinks they know what should be done about global warming must read

John Gray, New Statesman