“Ethical Markets welcomes Jonathon Porritt’s important new book “HOPE IN HELL“ and I am honored to be one of its endorsers! Must reading
as we face this decade when humanity needs to make our big shift to ensure our common future.
~Hazel Henderson, Editor”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On Sale: April 6, 2021
Publisher: Weldon Owen
ISBN: 978-1471193279
Hardcover, 384 pages
$30.00
Book Publicist Contact:
James Faccinto
HOPE IN HELL
How We Can Confront the Climate Crisis & Save the Earth
by Jonathon Porritt
The solutions we need to address the Climate Emergency are already to hand. In this hard-hitting book, leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt outlines what needs to be done NOW, before it is too late.
Climate change is the defining issue of our time. The science is beyond doubt, and the threat is dire. As climate change accelerates, so too must we – summoning up a greater sense of urgency, courage and shared endeavor than humankind has ever seen before. In Hope in Hell, Porritt confronts that dilemma head on.
Hope in Hell provides a compelling blueprint for post-COVID-19 recovery programs across the entire world, with governments needing to ramp up investment in all the low-carbon solutions required to address the Climate Emergency. Despite the gravity of the threat, Porritt argues for the many reasons to be hopeful: new technology; the power of innovation; the mobilization of young people – and a sense of intergenerational solidarity as older generations come to understand their own obligation to secure a safer world for their children and grandchildren.
This stunning, inspiring call to action from one of the world’s most accomplished climate change combatants is available for preorder now and available April 6, 2021.
PRAISE FOR HOPE IN HELL
“As Jonathon Porritt makes very clear, drawing on his vast experience, the next decade will be the decisive years in the fight against climate change. ‘Hope in Hell’ is a truly useful primer for helping us all do what needs to be done.”
– Bill McKibben
“Yet another brilliant book from Jonathon Porritt. An eloquent, thoughtful, and compelling affirmation that we can address the climate crisis if we set our minds to it.”
– Christiana Figueres
“Jonathon Porritt proclaims with passionate intensity – but with well-documented arguments too – that our climate and environment are under threat. Urgent action is needed if we aren’t to leave a devastated world for future generations. His clear and well-judged assessment deserves special attention from politicians and public alike. This is a compelling book, that should make campaigners of us all.”
– Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal
“So full of wisdom, clarity, and inspiration that it should be compulsory reading for every world leader; and, more importantly, for every young person looking for real hope in today’s encircling gloom.”
– Joanna Lumley
About the Author:
Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster and campaigner on sustainable development. Established in 1996, Forum for the Future is an international sustainable development charity, with 70 staff and over 100 partner organizations, including many leading companies in the USA.
In addition, Jonathon is President of Population Matters, President of The Conservation Volunteers and a Non-Executive Director of a UK-based construction company. He was formerly Director of Friends of the Earth (1984-90), co-chair of the Green Party (1980-83), of which he is still a member, a Trustee of World Wildlife Fund UK (1991-2005), and between 2000-2009 he was Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, providing high-level advice to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Jonathon was installed as the Chancellor of Keele University in February 2012.
About Weldon Owen:
Founded in 1984, Weldon Owen is a high-quality, nonfiction book publisher specializing in producing innovative, richly illustrated lifestyle books in the categories of food and drink, sports and fitness, popular science, craft and design, and popular culture for the global market. Weldon Owen illustrates great ideas and breaks down complex skills so anyone can learn them, while being entertained and inspired along the way. Weldon Owen is a division of Insight Editions. For more information and inspiration, visit, www.weldonowen.com.