World Without End: The #1 International Bestseller

Author(s): Jean-Marc Jancovici, Christophe Blain

Western Graphic Novels | Fiction October 24

There is no green energy. Nor pink, nor black. Nor clean nor dirty, for that matter.In this intelligent, eye-opening and witty bestseller, an eminent climate expert takes a graphic novelist on a journey to understand the profound changes that our planet is experiencing. The scientist, Jean-Marc Jancovici, explains the workings of superpowers and history; oil and climate; ecology, economics and energy flows. He describes, in short, the world we live in today-a world whose future is deeply uncertain. The artist, Christophe Blain, intently listens and draws.As the pair come face to face with global warming, they - along with Mother Nature, Pop Eye and Jiminy Cricket, among others - create a picture of what the solution to our predicament actually looks like. It's not just about switching to renewable energy sources, they show. It's about rethinking everything: our energy supply, our economies and our whole world. We're left with a 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 end.

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World Without End is a testament to the power of the graphic novel and a singular work of environmental activism. Through its whip-smart designs, accessible research, and fearless commentary, this book invites readers of all backgrounds to join the climate change conversation-and demands that they feel anything but ambivalence. Masterful and unforgettable -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis Can a graphic novel save the planet? Perhaps. World Without End is sharp, funny, and heart-stoppingly honest -- Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction When it comes to the climate crisis, most of us know what we think, but we also understand that we don't know enough. In World Without End, Jancovici pulls no punches about how dire things have become, but Blain also keeps humor ever present, and it is welcome. This book, which covers so much material, is extremely readable and enjoyable, and a testament to the talent of the author and artist behind it. They know that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, and that while we all want to know more about the current state of things, we need a place to start. For many people, this will be it -- Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands When it comes to the climate crisis, most of us know what we think, but we also understand that we don't know enough. In World Without End, Jancovici pulls no punches about how dire things have become, but Blain also keeps humor ever present, and it is welcome. This book, which covers so much material, is extremely readable and enjoyable, and a testament to the talent of the author and artist behind it. They know that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, and that while we all want to know more about the current state of things, we need a place to start. For many people, this will be it -- Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling author of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands READ. THIS. BOOK. World Without End is the single most important book on energy of our time -- Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist An illuminating and original approach to understanding climate change * FT - What to Read in 2024 * One of the most brilliant summaries of climate issues that has ever been written... rigorous, realistic and lucid * Huffington Post (France) * This perfect duo explain ecological issues without an ounce of dogmatism... It is a far cry from the ideologues who, by dint of telling us that everything is screwed up, encourage more inaction or contrition than action. Jancovici does not pretend that we can fix everything. He believes that there are solutions to alleviate the problem, but we must begin by understanding it * Les Echos * With his graphic genius, Christophe Blain makes Jean-Marc Jancovici's analysis of climate. Change widely accessible ... the subject is serious but nothing forbids laughing at it ... Mischevious and lively * La Croix * Is it possible to talk about energy, climate, ecology and the uncertain future in a simple and fun way? World Without End shows that it is * Ouest-France *

Christophe Blain is an award-winning artist best known for the series Gus and Quai d'Orsay, for which he won the Best Album Award at Angoulame in 2013. Jean-Marc Jancovici is an engineering consultant, energy and climate expert, professor, conference speaker, writer, and independent columnist. He is co-founder of the Carbone 4 consultancy firm, and the president of the think-tank The Shift Project.

General Fields

  • : 9780241661949
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 500.0
  • : 01 October 2024
  • : h296mm x w243mm x s25mm
  • : 03 October 0000
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jean-Marc Jancovici, Christophe Blain
  • : Hardback
  • : English
  • : 741.5
  • : 196