Michael Shellenberger’s “Apocalypse Never” isn’t just another climate change book; it’s a provocative challenge to the prevailing doomsday narrative. This hardcover edition, published in 2020 by Harper, dissects environmental alarmism, arguing that it hinders effective solutions. Shellenberger, a veteran environmentalist, backs his claims with data, suggesting that many widely held fears surrounding climate change are exaggerated or misleading. He points to declining carbon emissions in developed nations and reduced deaths from extreme weather as evidence. Explore the financial, social, and psychological drivers behind apocalyptic environmentalism, and discover alternative, pragmatic approaches to environmental problems. “Apocalypse Never” calls for reason, not panic, in the face of climate change, offering a refreshing perspective for anyone seeking a balanced understanding of our planet’s future. This illustrated edition is perfect for readers interested in environmental science, politics, and social sciences, offering a counter-narrative to traditional climate activism.
Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
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Climate change is real but its not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem.
Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the worlds last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to todays Green New Deal. And he led a successful effort by climate scientists and activists to keep nuclear plants operating, preventing a spike of emissions.
But in 2019, as some claimed billions of people are going to die, contributing to rising anxiety, including among adolescents, Shellenberger decided that, as a lifelong environmental activist, leading energy expert, and father of a teenage daughter, he needed to speak out to separate science from fiction.
Despite decades of news media attention, many remain ignorant of basic facts. Carbon emissions peaked and have been declining in most developed nations for over a decade. Deaths from extreme weather, even in poor nations, declined 80 percent over the last four decades. And the risk of Earth warming to very high temperatures is increasingly unlikely thanks to slowing population growth and abundant natural gas.
Curiously, the people who are the most alarmist about the problems also tend to oppose the obvious solutions.
Whats really behind the rise of apocalyptic environmentalism? There are powerful financial interests. There are desires for status and power. But most of all there is a desire among supposedly secular people for transcendence. This spiritual impulse can be natural and healthy. But in preaching fear without love, and guilt without redemption, the new religion is failing to satisfy our deepest psychological and existential needs.
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