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time. Earth at Risk is an in-depth, detailed account of the challenge our world faces, coupled with provocative suggestions of a path forward. Chapter after chapter provides essential context of the threats, grist for the debate over how
e ct hri ceaat l ai snsge t a l e a r nand i nthe g valuation g osoodcsioecti eyt y CLAUDE HENRy, a physicist
turned economist, is a professor of sustainable development at Sciences Po Paris and at Columbia University.
He is also currently president of the
Scientific Council of the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations.
LAURENCE TUbIANA
is
the founder and director of the Insti-
— John F. Kerry, Former U.S. Secretary oF State “The authors are ideally situated to understand the ins and outs of
the climate crisis, and in this book they deliver an insightful overview, one that will be useful to any student of our dilemma.”
— Bill m c KiBBen, aUthor oF The end of naTure
“Earth at Risk is uncomfortable but essential reading. Our planet and the life
it sustains face imminent peril from humankind’s success. As the authors make abundantly clear, it is now up to humankind to redefine success, to reinvent
economics, to develop a new global ethos of caring and sharing and, above all, to take with fierce urgency, the bold steps necessary to avert disaster.”
— Stephen heintz, preSident, rocKeFeller BrotherS FUnd
pr ces
tute of Sustainable Development and International Relations and professor
“A must-read for everyone concerned over humanity’s future on Earth.
and director of the Sustainable Devel-
Henry and Tubiana are clear: a global transformation to sustainability is our only
opment Center at Sciences Po Paris.
path to equity and prosperity. The situation is dire, but they provide overwhelming
She was the special representative of
evidence that we have the solutions we need—we must now adopt them. A
the French minister of foreign affairs
remarkable achievement, balancing risk and pragmatic hope in a perfect mix.”
for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference
— Johan rocKStröm, StocKholm UniverSity
(COP-21) and French ambassador for climate negotiations.
why some previous efforts failed, why others succeeded, and how,
a u c t io n D e s ig n i n ma r ke t s w i t h C o m p le x C o n s t ra i n t s UNIVERSITY PRESS / NEw YORk
drawing from the lessons of both kinds of experience, the world can achieve sustainable development in the future.”
— Scott Barrett, colUmBia UniverSity
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COLUMBIA
Natural Capital and the Quest for Sustainability
“In Earth at Risk, Henry and Tubiana do more than explain why action is urgently needed to conserve the world’s natural capital. They also explain
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c r e at i n g a d ls ec oavrenri nn gg
to confront them, and required reading for policy makers wrestling with reality.”
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“Claude Henry and Laurence Tubiana have written a critical book at a critical
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“A critical book at a critical time.”— John F. Kerry
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WE ARE SQUAN
our planet’s natural capita sity, water and soil, and clim at a blistering pace. Major be made to steer our plane away from our current, do Though technology has be drivers of the current trend able development, it is als essential tools for remedyin Risk maps out the necessar sustainability, detailing the science and technology, al institutional design, and ec can and must be put to use ronmental catastrophe.
Claude Henry and Laurence with a measure of the costs damage—the erosion of bi water, and soil pollution; a reaching effects of climate then consider the solutions now available or close on th that may lead to a more sust trajectory. What community ket-based tools can be use sustainable development? H able energy and energy sto help us decrease our use o How can we substitute ag the damaging chemical met trialized agriculture? Is inter ment on climate goals poss on the experience of the m climate negotiation of the de Risk shows what a world or the principles of sustainabil like, no matter how optimist at the present moment. Thou obstacles remain to the rea significant transition, Henry present the case for collec and change that build m implementation and action.