Ecology & Green Politics

In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 9 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, humanity must fundamentally change the way it grows and consumes food. But can we produce enough food to feed ourselves sustainably for an uncertain future? How will agriculture adapt to a climate change?

#1NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Uninhabitable Earthhits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.Andrew Solomon, author ofThe Noonday Demon

With a new afterword

From the bestselling author of Lab Girl comes a slim, urgent missive on the defining issue of our time: here is Hope Jahren on climate change, our timeless pursuit of more, and how the same human ambition that got us here can also be our salvation.

"An important frame of reference for everyone seeking to address the greatest threat to our children and future generations." --US Rep. Jim McGovern

In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--tackle arguably the most urgent and consequential challenge humankind has ever faced: the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity.

"An important contribution to an issue with enormous potential for benefiting humanity." Stephen Pinker

The inside story of the fight for and against genetic modification in food, from someone who's been on the front line of both sides of the argument.