Despite It All
A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls
Published on 12. February 2026
Book
Hardback
978-1-80351-362-1 (ISBN)
Description
There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing and pollution is choking our skies and seas.
It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet.
And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better.
Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades and what he has seen has given him reason - in fact, seven reasons - for (cautious) hope. Here, we learn how nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places, how the population bomb has been defused, how our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff', and how a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.
It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet.
And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better.
Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades and what he has seen has given him reason - in fact, seven reasons - for (cautious) hope. Here, we learn how nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places, how the population bomb has been defused, how our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff', and how a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.
Reviews / Votes
Fred is one of the few people that understand the world as it really is -- James Lovelock * praise for Fred Pearce * A natural storyteller who makes you feel intelligent -- Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project * praise for Fred Pearce * Thankfully, the solutions for Earth's huge, slow climate problem don't have to play out immediately or all at once. Fred Pearce excels in reporting on the many solutions that are already in play and far along toward solving their particular parts of the big problem. We can model the rest of what needs to be done on their encouraging success -- Stewart Brand * author of Whole Earth Discipline: The Rise of Ecopragmatism * Fred Pearce has worked around the world as an environmental journalist for several decades. His latest book distils the clear reasons for retaining our optimism about a resolution of the climate crisis, using enlightening stories from across the planet... A clear, persuasive and an uplifting read -- Chris Goodall * author of Possible: Ways to Net Zero *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80351-362-1 (9781803513621)
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Person
FRED PEARCE is an award-winning journalist andauthor, who has reported from eighty-seven countries. He was for many years the environment consultant of New Scientist magazine, a regular broadcaster, and a contributor to Yale Environment 360, the Guardian and the Washington Post, among others. He has written fourteen books on environmental and development issues, which have been translated into twenty-seven languages.