3rd March, 7:30pm - Fred Pearce, Despite It All: A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls

Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP

After 4 decades of reporting on climate change Fred Pearce thinks that we can have (cautious) hope about the future, join us to find out more about why this is.

About the book:

There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing and pollution is choking our skies and seas. It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet. And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better.

Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades and what he has seen has given him reason - in fact, seven reasons - for (cautious) hope. Here, we learn how nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places, how the population bomb has been defused, how our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff', and how a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.

Tickets Available:

Ticket only - £15 (This ticket does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)

Ticket & book  (RRP £14.99) - £23 (To collect on the night.)