Fred Pearce

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. In Despite It All: A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls, Fred shares 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.

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About Fred Pearce:
Fred is an award-winning journalist and author, 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.

Author image credit: Petr Krejci