Into the Clear Blue Sky

Into the Clear Blue Sky

The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere

Summary

'A fascinating look into some of the cutting edge climate solutions' Bill McKibben


Can we really restore the earth’s atmosphere within our lifetime?


Whether through sustainable technologies such as fossil-free steel production, hydrogen-powered ships and electric motorbikes, or natural solutions like rewilding peatlands, people all over the world are finding new ways to travel, feed themselves and power industry while safeguarding a liveable planet for future generations.

Drawing on decades of research and a vast network of experts, Rob Jackson, Chair of the Global Carbon Project, introduces some of the brilliant innovators behind the boldest solutions to climate change in industry, business and agriculture, happening today – including an Eritrean agricultural scientist, a Swedish CEO and a Brazilian hydrologist.

Now we have more tools to combat climate change than ever before, Into the Clear Blue Sky traces a clear path to a better future for us all – one that will see us cutting emissions in inventive new ways that protect our health and livelihoods, while repairing the damage we have caused to the atmosphere. This visionary and transformative book is the call to action we need – right now.

Reviews

  • A fascinating look into some of the cutting edge climate solutions—and for all its technical savvy, this book ends in the right place, with wonderful glimpses of activists like Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Rose Abramoff, who remind us that without movements, nothing can happen!
    Bill McKibben

About the author

Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson is the chair of the Global Carbon Project, a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Precourt Institute for Energy, and a professor of earth science at Stanford University, where he and his team research the many different ways people impact the earth.
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