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A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How To Get It (ePub eBook)

eBook by Berners-Lee, Mike

A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How To Get It (ePub eBook)

£14.99

ISBN:
9781009440059
Publication Date:
27 Mar 2025
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
386 pages
Format:
eBook
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A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How To Get It (ePub eBook)

Description

We have most of the technology we need to combat the climate crisis - and most people want to see more action. But after three decades of climate COPs, we are accelerating into a polycrisis of climate, food security, biodiversity, pollution, inequality, and more. What, exactly, has been holding us back? Mike Berners-Lee looks at the challenge from new angles. He stands further back to gain perspective; he digs deeper under the surface to see the root causes; he joins up every element of the challenge; and he learns lessons from our failures of the past. He spells out why, if humanity is to thrive in the future, the most critical step is to raise standards of honesty in our politics, our media, and our businesses. Anyone asking 'what can each of us do right now to help?' will find inspiration in this practical and important book.

Contents

Introduction; 1. The challenge ahead; 2. Standing further back; 3. The outer layer of the polycrisis; 4. The middle layer of the polycrisis; 5. The core of the polycrisis; 6. Truth - the single most critical lever; 7. Getting truth into politics; 8. Getting truth into the media; 9. Getting truth into business; 10. The evolutionary challenge and where each of us fits in; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4.

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