World Without End by Christophe Blain Hardback Book 9780241661949

THE 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2024quotCan a graphic novel save the planet Perhapsquot Elizabeth KolbertIs this the end of the world Perhaps not In this eyeopening hopeful and hugely entertaining bestseller a climate expert takes a leading graphic novelist on a journey to understand the profound changes that our planet is undergoing The scientist JeanMarc Jancovici walks us through just about everything from the innermost workings of our minds to toothbrushes office jobs and oil ancient history and modern geopolitics economics and ecology the unfolding climate crisis and its consequences for us all As he describes the world we live in a world whose future is deeply uncertain the artist Christophe Blain listens and drawsComing face to face with global warming the unlikely duo along with Mother Nature Pop Eye and Jiminy Cricket among others create a picture of what the solution to our predicament actually looks like Yes we have a fossilfuel problem but simply switching to renewable energy wont fix it We can and must rethink everything our energy supply our economies and our whole world They leave us with an inspiring vision of the future in which food education housing transport and communities in other words all of us work together and with a few technological fixes succeed in creating a world without endquotMasterful and unforgettable A testament to the power of the graphic novelquot Marjane Satrapi author of...