The Future We Choose

Surviving the Climate Crisis

By: Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

Narrated by: Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

A cautionary but optimistic book about the world’s changing climate and the fate of humanity, from two of the architects of the 2015 Paris Agreement. • "One of the most inspiring books I've ever read." —Yuval Harari

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.

Critic reviews

"Tom Rivett-Carnac, have penned a book that shepherds climate activism from changing mental states to changing the world...the authors recommend a mindset for climate activism that rests on three attitudes: radical optimism, endless abundance and radical regeneration."
—Forbes

"Inspiring... A practically minded manifesto for personal action in the face of climate change."
—Kirkus Reviews

“The Paris Agreement was a landmark for humankind. In this timely and important book, two of the principal creators of that agreement show us why and how we can now realize its promise. I hope it is widely read and acted on.”
—Jane Goodall, author of In the Shadow of Man

“This is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read. The book takes a hard look at the frightening realities of climate change, but concludes that humanity can still deal with this threat. Moreover, the book presents the existential challenge of climate change as a unique opportunity to build a more just world and to make ourselves better people. Most importantly, the book adopts a very practical approach, and suggests 10 concrete actions that each of us can take in order to create a better future for all the residents of planet earth. I hope we all take this message to heart.”
—Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.

"There could not be a more important book."
—Richard Branson

"This could be the most important wake-up call of our times."
—Professor Klaus Schwab, CEO World Economic Forum

"Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare to tell us how our response can create a better, fairer world."
—Naomi Klein

stories

A few too many stories about imaginating a green future. I was hoping for statistics.

Mandatory for Humanity

I would love to say this book is a mandatory listen for all humanity, and in fact it is. However, while the book touches on many topics we all should think seriously about, its presentation seems too elitist to truly reach out and capture the attention and concerns of the people it needs to address. Despite this point, the books brevity makes it a hopeful starting point.

Textbook

amazing book !!! used this for a class and it was a great read learned so much!

Let's have an uncomfortable conversation

Mind bending. Not planning on my usual air travel. There are so many things within driving distance I am super interested in.

Must Read/Listen

I wasn't expecting to be uplfited, to find this book to be so helpful in so many ways.

I haven't even finished listening.... however I have listened to Chapter 5 on Stubborn Optimism at
least 3 times. I have listened to Chapter 3, "The World We Must Create", at least twice.

I am looking forward to driving to listen to more. If you care about our planet this book inspires and
offers some very useful tools for being with our climate challenges.