Hardcover, 512 pages
Deutsch language
Published Oct. 26, 2022 by S. Fischer Verlag.
Greta Thunberg hat die Welt aufgerüttelt und tief bewegt. Mit dem Klima-Buch schafft sie nun ein unverzichtbares Werkzeug – für alle, die sich für die Rettung unseres Planeten einsetzen wollen.
Die Aufgabe scheint geradezu unmöglich: eine Zukunft für das Leben auf unserem Planeten zu sichern. So schnell und umfassend zu handeln wie noch nie zuvor. Und sich dabei gegen scheinbar übermächtige Gegner durchzusetzen – nicht nur gegen Ölmultis und Regierungen, sondern auch gegen das im Wandel befindliche Klimasystem selbst. Unsere Chancen stehen nicht besonders gut, und die Zeit läuft uns davon – aber es könnte alles auch ganz anders kommen.
Weltweit haben Expert:innen aus Geophysik, Mathematik, Ozeanographie, Meteorologie, Ökonomie, Psychologie und Philosophie ihr Fachwissen eingesetzt, um ein tieferes Verständnis der Krisen zu entwickeln, mit denen wir konfrontiert sind. Greta Thunberg hat ihr Klima-Buch in Zusammenarbeit mit über hundert Wissenschaftler:innen zusammengestellt. Außerdem erzählt sie von ihren eigenen Erfahrungen, die …
Greta Thunberg hat die Welt aufgerüttelt und tief bewegt. Mit dem Klima-Buch schafft sie nun ein unverzichtbares Werkzeug – für alle, die sich für die Rettung unseres Planeten einsetzen wollen.
Die Aufgabe scheint geradezu unmöglich: eine Zukunft für das Leben auf unserem Planeten zu sichern. So schnell und umfassend zu handeln wie noch nie zuvor. Und sich dabei gegen scheinbar übermächtige Gegner durchzusetzen – nicht nur gegen Ölmultis und Regierungen, sondern auch gegen das im Wandel befindliche Klimasystem selbst. Unsere Chancen stehen nicht besonders gut, und die Zeit läuft uns davon – aber es könnte alles auch ganz anders kommen.
Weltweit haben Expert:innen aus Geophysik, Mathematik, Ozeanographie, Meteorologie, Ökonomie, Psychologie und Philosophie ihr Fachwissen eingesetzt, um ein tieferes Verständnis der Krisen zu entwickeln, mit denen wir konfrontiert sind. Greta Thunberg hat ihr Klima-Buch in Zusammenarbeit mit über hundert Wissenschaftler:innen zusammengestellt. Außerdem erzählt sie von ihren eigenen Erfahrungen, die sie sammeln konnte. Davon, wie sie das weltweit praktizierte Greenwashing aufgedeckt und somit gezeigt hat, wie sehr wir alle hinters Licht geführt wurden. Dies ist eines der größten Probleme unserer Zeit, aber – wie Greta sagt – zugleich auch unsere größte Hoffnung. Erst wenn wir alle das Gesamtbild kennen, werden wir auch handeln können. Wenn ein einzelnes streikendes Schulkind einen weltweiten Protest lostreten kann, was könnten wir dann gemeinsam alles erreichen?
In der heutigen Zeit zu leben – der entscheidendsten Zeit der Menschheitsgeschichte –, bedeutet, eine große Verantwortung zu tragen. Das Klima-Buch zeigt, dass wir gemeinsam das scheinbar Unmögliche schaffen können. Aber wir müssen es tun – und zwar jetzt!
I enjoyed the format, and how it was handled as an audio book. There were different voices with the essays, and Greta would read joining pieces.
I even played it at 1x speed. I hardly ever do that.
I enjoyed the format, and how it was handled as an audio book. There were different voices with the essays, and Greta would read joining pieces.
I even played it at 1x speed. I hardly ever do that.
I was relieved to find that this massive book is a collection of a hundred or more expert voices on climate and not the work of a single author. Greta's voice coming in to bridge between essays, to draw connections, etc, is a really great choice. I really like this as an audio book, but I'd surely have highlighted it heavily in paper or epub
I was relieved to find that this massive book is a collection of a hundred or more expert voices on climate and not the work of a single author. Greta's voice coming in to bridge between essays, to draw connections, etc, is a really great choice. I really like this as an audio book, but I'd surely have highlighted it heavily in paper or epub
Greta Thunberg pull no punches in the compilation of this book, but neither will she allow doom and dismay to drag people into inaction. She has unerringly found excellent communicators with a wide range of expertise and experience, and woven their voices into a coherent and readable whole.
I read this from the library, but I will get a copy to keep at home for reference - this book is well worth your time and the ideas in it will speak for years to come.
Excellent, i have this as a hard back but listened to the audiobook. The different subjects and writers in each chapter make it a great audiobook listen as it's like a series of lectures.
The information is sobering, we are not in a good place and we are not doing enough, but we all know that don't we....
The range of voices is great, from scientists to economists, activists to indigenous people. This leads to a balanced and expansive view of what the issues are and what the solutions might be.
Some of my favourite writers are featured in here - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jason Hickel, George Monbiot, Michael Mann to name just a few.
Excellent, i have this as a hard back but listened to the audiobook. The different subjects and writers in each chapter make it a great audiobook listen as it's like a series of lectures.
The information is sobering, we are not in a good place and we are not doing enough, but we all know that don't we....
The range of voices is great, from scientists to economists, activists to indigenous people. This leads to a balanced and expansive view of what the issues are and what the solutions might be.
Some of my favourite writers are featured in here - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jason Hickel, George Monbiot, Michael Mann to name just a few.
Essays be experts in many different aspects of climate change and what we can do about it.
I read it fairly quickly but expect to return to it as a reference.
Much better than I expected. Thunberg is the editor, not the only voice in the book. It’s a lot of experts on each part of the story. It is filled with big truth bombs.
There’s a lot in here that’s terrifying and upsetting. It is also motivating. A goal of the book (and of Greta’s) is to convince people not to look away and it is working on me.
Collection of essays that dive into how we got here, what the current science says, and what can be done to address the climate emergency. Nice work, Greta!
I've read dozens of books about climate change, and this one is easily the best. It's packed with information, written to be accessible for anyone from high school (or a bright middle school student) on up, and most important, it does NOT shy away from the true severity of our situation and the imperative need not only for individual action but for system change.
It's stunning to me that a young woman who just turned twenty years old was able to pull together such a massive project — coordinating the submissions of more than a hundred scientists, activists, and educators — while also writing a large part of the content herself. A truly amazing accomplishment.
This essential work should be in every school library and in every home. It will remain relevant for years to come, I believe, because although there certainly is plenty of data, mostly …
I've read dozens of books about climate change, and this one is easily the best. It's packed with information, written to be accessible for anyone from high school (or a bright middle school student) on up, and most important, it does NOT shy away from the true severity of our situation and the imperative need not only for individual action but for system change.
It's stunning to me that a young woman who just turned twenty years old was able to pull together such a massive project — coordinating the submissions of more than a hundred scientists, activists, and educators — while also writing a large part of the content herself. A truly amazing accomplishment.
This essential work should be in every school library and in every home. It will remain relevant for years to come, I believe, because although there certainly is plenty of data, mostly it's about ideas which will never age.
