'To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert' ROLLING
STONE Elizabeth Kolbert one of our most influential writers on the environment and author
of the iconic The Sixth Extinction brings together her most urgent reporting and inspiring
lessons from the frontlines of the climate catastrophe. From Greenland's melting ice sheets
to New Zealand's protected mountaintops we join Kolbert on the road as she travels to the
places most dramatically affected by climate change - revealing a world which is both
dangerously fragile and remarkably resilient. We encounter newly discovered species and meet
the last surviving members of others witness the power of rewilding up close and are reminded
of the abounding wonders of our natural world. Along the way we also meet countless brilliant
individuals who are steering us towards a better future: scientists harnessing AI to commune
with whales activists successfully lobbying for the rights of nature and ordinary people
making extraordinary moves such as the Samsø islanders leading completely carbon-neutral
lives. The natural world is changing profoundly and the threats to our planet are only
growing more serious. Now is the time to deepen our understanding of this incredible world we
are in danger of losing - and to act while we still can. 'One the great science journalists
... An essential voice' HELEN MACDONALD 'No one rivals Kolbert's ability to write deeply
empathetically and engagingly about mankind's relationship with the physical world' CHRIS
GOODALL 'Kolbert's writing illuminates the world's complexities in vivid colour: no one
contextualises the natural world better than she does' HARRIET RIX 'There is no better way to
understand our changing world than through Elizabeth Kolbert' CHRIS FITCH
