Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Dr Rajendra K Pachuari, Chairman
The book “Global Warning” is a useful compilation of material on climate change which would be of value in creating public awareness on this complex subject.
Actions to counter the threat of climate change both through mitigation and adaptation requires understanding of this problem by the public. The book meets this challenge effectively by presenting an extremely readable and comprehensive treatment of climate change globally.'
Greenpeace International
Dr. Gerd Leipold, Chairman, International Executive Director
“The publication of this book comes as the future of the planet hangs in the balance. The recent conclusions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have put the debate beyond any doubt: climate change is real, and as the vivid images (some provided by Greenpeace) in the following pages show, its impacts are already being felt around the world. This book portrays evidence which gives us a glimpse into a future world of chronic food and water shortages, of wars over scarce resources and of rampant disease. A world in which runaway global warming is out of our control. We need a revolution – one that achieves equilibrium between our energy consumption and the natural systems that sustain us. A revolution that ensures equitable access to the manifest benefits of electricity. Nothing short of such an Energy Revolution will enable us to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. We must learn again to respect the planet's natural limits. If you have ever been in awe of the power of Earth's climate and weather systems, then be inspired to do something for climate change. Do it today.”
Greenpeace UK
Stephan
Tindale
Executive
Director
“This
urgent and compelling book sets out the scale of the challenge
and, crucially, what we can all do about it. It's a huge wake
up call.”
NASA Goddard Institute Space
Dr James Hansen
“ ‘Last Chance’ indeed. We must act
now or climate passes tipping points with disastrous
consequences.”
NASA Goddard Institute Space
Dr Drew Shindell
“Paul Brown has written a thorough, balanced and informative
book on climate change. He makes the science accessible
(intelligible?) to everyone while maintaining accuracy. His
understanding of a wide range of subjects, from physical
sciences to economics to environmental politics, comes through
clearly. The book is well-designed, easy to follow, and
beautifully illustrated. For Americans who want to learn about
the dangers of climate change, I highly recommend this book.
Paul Brown discusses economics without descending into jargon,
gives key details of the science without losing the big
picture, and brings in ethics without being preachy.”
President of the Republic of Maldives
His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
“This book is a clarion call to all
those who ignore years of extensive scientific research and
proof that global warming is real and an impending major
threat to the whole world. The message Paul Brown gives in
this book is that there is a chance for change. What we need
is the will to act. It is time we gave something back. We owe
this to Mother Earth.”
The
Environment Agency
Pete Drury
"The beautifully presented photographs
and accompanying captions in this magazine-like book leave you
feeling shocked, saddened, but ultimately empowered to do
something about it."
David Suzuki
Award winning
environmentalist/Founder of The David Suzuki Foundation
“Paul
Brown’s remarkable book makes it abundantly clear that we are
at the climate change crisis point. The implications of the
symptoms we’re seeing everywhere on the planet are terrifying.
However, while showing us the very real dangers and threats
we’ve created, Mr. Brown’s achievement is just as profound in
demonstrating how determination, creativity and resolve can
confront this problem and tackle it. There are solutions to
ensure we live more mindfully, and preserve and protect our
shared home. This is a thorough, necessary and timely book.”
David
Suzuki Foundation
Jose Etcheverry
Climate Change Program
"This is the best book on the topic as
it provides a clear analysis about the problem and most
importantly describes practical solutions"
Her
Majesty's Government of United Kingdom
Sir
Nicholas Stern
Head of the
Government Economics Service and Adviser for the economics of
climate change and development
"Global Warning
explains the problem of climate change in a very striking and
compelling way. But also argues that there is a great deal we
can do to reduce the most serious risks. This is a fine book."
The
Bishop of London
Dr Richard Chartres
"Global Warning sets out a political
narrative full of complacency disappointment alongside
haunting pictures of the earth under pressure with some of the
most vulnerable people in the world who are bearing the
consequences. This is a powerful call for change which
empowers the reader. Paul Brown describes many promising
strategies which even at this late hour could make a
difference to the human future by persuading us to behave as
stewards rather than sole proprietors of the earth."
United
Nations Development Program
Brian
Dawson
Climate Change
Adviser
“Climate
change is emerging as the greatest challenge facing the global
community this century and everyone needs to be aware of what
is at stake over the coming decades. This book provides an
excellent and easily understandable introduction to the key
climate change issues, impacts and constraints – it should be
required reading”
Peter Ainsworth MP
Shadow
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“It is a sign of the
growing public awareness of the profound challengers posed by
climate change that we now have what is, frankly, a coffee
table book devoted to the subject.
But look beyond the beautiful and often disturbing
photographs and see the compelling, straightforward and
informed way that Paul Brown sets out both the challenge and
the opportunity arising from climate change.
Paul Brown is one of our most respected environmental
commentators, and he was astute and prescient on the issue of
climate change long before it became fashionable.
In “Global Warning” he distils his formidable knowledge
into a form accessible to all. Will politicians and the
public get the message? A good start would be to read this
book.”
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