{"title":"Michael E Mann","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the collection of books by \u003cem\u003eMichael E. Mann\u003c\/em\u003e, a renowned climate scientist and advocate for environmental awareness. As an authoritative voice in the realm of climate science, Mann's work significantly contributes to our understanding of climate change and its wide-ranging impacts on our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes some of his most compelling titles, such as \u003cem\u003eOur Fragile Moment\u003c\/em\u003e, where Mann delves into the history of our planet's climate changes, emphasising the delicate balance we must maintain to secure a sustainable future. In \u003cem\u003eScience Under Siege\u003c\/em\u003e, he addresses the challenges scientists face in the current political climate and the importance of maintaining scientific integrity. Finally, \u003cem\u003eThe New Climate War\u003c\/em\u003e offers insights into the ongoing battle against climate change, outlining strategies for effectively addressing environmental issues on a global scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a background deeply rooted in science and nature, Michael E. Mann's books are essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of climate change and the importance of proactive measures in safeguarding our planet. Explore this category to enrich your knowledge and become part of the conversation for a greener future.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"our-fragile-moment","title":"Our Fragile Moment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Climate War\u003c\/em\u003e shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperilled if we veer off course.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago – a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent moment of ours possible? Ironically, it's the very same thing that now threatens us – climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe drying of the tropics during the Pleistocene period created a niche for early hominids, who could hunt prey as forests gave way to savannahs in the African tropics. The sudden cooling episode known as the 'Younger Dryas' 13,000 years ago, which occurred just as Earth was thawing out of the last Ice Age, spurred the development of agriculture in the fertile crescent. The 'Little Ice Age' cooling of the 16th-19th centuries led to famines and pestilence for much of Europe, yet it was a boon for the Dutch, who were able to take advantage of stronger winds to shorten their ocean voyages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe conditions that allowed humans to live on this earth are fragile, incredibly so. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there's a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilisation remains viable. And our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann arms readers with the knowledge necessary to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding climate crisis, while emboldening them – and others – to act before it truly does become too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis detailed and yet marvelously readable look at our climatic past offers us the information we need to understand our climatic future – and more importantly, to act to shape that future in the here and now.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Bill McKibben, author of \u003cem\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMann has a tremendous depth of knowledge about the history of our planet's climate, which is why his words of warning and optimism are so important. This book provides important lessons from humanity's past to empower readers to help protect our future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Former US Vice President Al Gore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading \u003cem\u003eOur Fragile Moment\u003c\/em\u003e is like taking a spectacular hike through billions of years of Earth's climate history with one of the great scientists of our time. Oh look – there's the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs! There's the great ocean conveyor! There's the Rossby waves! When you reach the summit of Mann's wonderful book, you will understand just how rare and beautiful our moment is – and why we need to fight harder to protect it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n—Jeff Goodell, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Heat Will Kill You First\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692322447596,"sku":"9781761380563","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761380563.jpg?v=1725583154"},{"product_id":"the-new-climate-war-by-michael-e-mann-9781922310651","title":"The New Climate War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA renowned climate scientist shows how fossil-fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and to delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we've been told can slow climate change. But the inordinate emphasis on behaviour is the result of a marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFossil-fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people') or greenwashing. Meanwhile, they've blocked efforts to regulate or price carbon emissions, have run PR campaigns aimed at discrediting viable alternatives, and have abdicated their responsibility to fix the problem they've created. The result has been disastrous for our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe New Climate War\u003c\/em\u003e, Mann argues that all is not lost. He draws the battle lines between the people and the polluters - fossil-fuel companies, right-wing plutocrats, and petro-states. And he outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ea common-sense, attainable approach to carbon pricing - and a revision of the well-intentioned but flawed currently proposed version of the Green New Deal;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eallowing renewable energy to compete fairly against fossil fuels;\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003edebunking the false narratives and arguments that have worked their way into the climate debate and driven a wedge between even those who support climate-change solutions; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ecombatting climate doomism and despair-mongering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith immensely powerful vested interests aligned in defence of the fossil-fuel status quo, the societal tipping point won't happen without the active participation of citizens everywhere aiding in the collective push forward. This book will reach, inform, and enable citizens everywhere to join this battle for our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMann shows that corporations and lobbyists have been successful in convincing us that climate change will be fine, if we just recycle our bottles and turn out the lights. Instead, he says, global warming is a problem way too hot for any one person to handle. He's optimistic though, because he sees what we really can and will do. Read his book, and let's get to work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Bill Nye, science educator, CEO of The Planetary Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFossil fuel companies have, for decades longer than I have been alive, been the largest contributors to the climate crisis that affects my generation today - all in pursuit of profits and growth. 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From his perspective as a leader in the battle for scientific reason, Michael Mann provides hope and a roadmap for all of us to address the systemic issues fuelling climate change, and shows how we can come together to wage a new war in the fight for our future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and environmental activist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the world's leading climate scientists embarks on a journey into the minds of climate change deniers to try to understand their motivations and strategies ... Blunt, lucid ... Consistently displaying his comprehensive command of climate science and the attendant politics ... 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Whether it's the health of our people or the health of our planet, we know we are on an unsustainable path. But our efforts to effectively tackle these existential crises are now hampered by a common threat: politically and ideologically motivated opposition to science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Mann and Peter Hotez are two of the most respected and well-known scientists in the world and have spent the last twenty years on the front lines of the battle to convey accurate, reliable, and trustworthy information about science in the face of determined and nihilistic opposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful manifesto, they reveal the five main forces threatening science: plutocrats, pros, petrostates, phonies, and the press. It is a call to arms and a road map for dismantling the forces of anti-science. Armed with the information in this book, we can be empowered to promote scientific truths, shine light on channels of dark money, dismantle the corporations poisoning the planet, and ultimately avert disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Science Under Siege\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authors Michael Mann and Peter Hotez, leading researchers and advocates in their respective fields of environmental science and immunology, warn that science itself, as a credible and trusted method of establishing truth, is in crisis ... This important book does more than simply enumerate and excoriate the forces railing against science and scientists, but offers hope for civilised solutions, from gentle persuasion and rational debate to being heard in the media and at the ballot box.\u003cbr\u003e\n-Pat Sheil, The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn episodic journey ... It is an attempt to make sense of chaos. Kraus bears witness to a nation reckoning with its undoing ... Though Kraus distances herself from the term \"autofiction\", this novel sits comfortably alongside works by Maggie Nelson, Sheila Heti and Olivia Laing, abandoning conventional plot and blurring the lines between fact and fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n-Justine Hyde, The Saturday Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time, scientists could assume that people would take their hard work, believe it, and put it to use. 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