Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
Written by Simon Mundy
Narrated by Simon Mundy
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In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is rapidly reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking global business and propelling waves of cutting-edge innovation.
Telling unforgettable human stories, meeting scientists and business tycoons, activists and political leaders, this is an account of disaster and survival, of frantic adaptation and groundbreaking innovation, of hope, and of the forces that will define our future.
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‘Urgent reading … A truly global journey’ SOPHY ROBERTS
‘Vivid and informed’ ADAM NICOLSON
‘I took a great sense of hope’ RICHARD POWERS
‘Reads like a thriller’ MARK LYNAS
‘An inspiring piece of work’ MICHAEL E. MANN
‘Utterly unlike any book yet written in this field’ ANAND MAHINDRA
‘Gripping … A must-read for every concerned global citizen’ NANDAN NILEKANI
Simon Mundy
Simon Mundy covers environmental and sustainability issues for the Financial Times. He began his reporting career in Johannesburg, where he covered Southern Africa for the FT before a period writing on the London financial sector. He then spent seven years in Asia, heading the FT bureaux in Seoul and Mumbai – before two years travelling across six continents to research Race for Tomorrow, his first book. He was born in the UK.
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