Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops,
fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children.

But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom
out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we've made so much progress on these
problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first
time in history.

Packed with the latest research, practical guidance and enlightening graphics, this book will
make you rethink almost everything you've been told about the environment, from the virtues of
eating locally and living in the countryside, to the evils of overpopulation, plastic straws
and palm oil. It will give you the tools to understand what works, what doesn't and what we
urgently need to focus on so we can leave a sustainable planet for future generations.

These problems are big. But they are solvable. We are not doomed. We can build a better
future for everyone. Let's turn that opportunity into reality.