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Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism.
Known for: The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
A call to action from the architects of the Paris Agreement, this book outlines two possible futures for humanity—one of continued environmental destruction and one of collective transformation. It offers practical steps and a hopeful vision for addressing the climate crisis through systemic change and individual responsibility.
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Two Possible Futures
When we began structuring this book, we realized that talking about the climate crisis had to move beyond numbers and policies. People needed to see and feel what the world could become—both the one we want and the one we must prevent. We therefore painted two vivid pictures of the year 2050. The fi...
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The Dystopian Scenario
To understand the stakes, we wanted readers to confront the real consequences of inaction. Imagine waking up in 2050 in a world that refused to change. Food is rationed because agricultural systems failed under erratic weather patterns. Coastal defenses crumble, pushing millions inland where resourc...
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About Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac
Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism. Together, they played key roles in negotiating the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate ch...
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Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism. Together, they played key roles in negotiating the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate ch...
Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism. Together, they played key roles in negotiating the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Tom Rivett-Carnac is a political strategist and co-founder of Global Optimism.
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