Michael E. Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute. He has received many honors and awards, including NOAA's outstanding publication award in 2002 and selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. Additionally, he contributed, with other IPCC authors, to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
More recently, he received the Award for Public Engagement with Science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018 and the Climate Communication Prize from the American Geophysical Union in 2018. In 2019 he received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. In 2020 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of numerous books, including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, and The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania.
"The New Climate War is an insightful treatise on how the polluting
fossil fuel industry and their right-wing allies have deflected the
blame for the climate crisis. The book charts a common sense course
for collective actions to force government and corporations to make
real solutions to the climate crisis-an existential threat to
humanity and the planet."--Robert D. Bullard, Professor of Urban
Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University
"Few people bear more scars from the climate wars than Michael
Mann--and few have fought longer and harder for a basic, rational
approach to dealing with this greatest of crises. Because of his
persistence--and that of so many others--we are finally making
progress!"--Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game
Begun to Play Itself Out?
"For over two decades, Michael Mann has been our Janus at the
gates, defending climate science from corporate-funded insinuations
of confusion and suspicion. We would not have progressed this far
had it not been for his unflinching and brilliant rejoinders to the
traffickers of doubt. This chronicle of ongoing climate injustice
may make you mad, but hopefully it will make us act. This is the
only civilization we have. Mann is its resolute champion once
again."--Paul Hawken, Founder, Project Drawdown
"Fossil fuel companies have, for decades longer than I have been
alive, been the largest contributors to the climate crisis that
affects my generation today--all in pursuit of profits and growth.
In The New Climate War, Michael Mann holds them to account, and
shows us how we can take the bold steps we must all take together
to win the battle to save this planet."--Greta Thunberg, climate
activist
"Mann shows that corporations and lobbyists have been successful in
convincing us that climate change will be fine, if we just recycle
our bottles and turn out the lights. Instead, he says, global
warming is a problem way too hot for any one person to handle. He's
optimistic though, because he sees what we really can and will do.
Read his book, and let's get to work."--Bill Nye, Science Educator,
CEO The Planetary Society
"Pulling no punches, Michael Mann lays out our predicament and
tells the shocking story of persistent climate denial and corporate
deception. We are in a war for the planet, but one we are now on
the verge of winning. And he deftly cuts through the propaganda and
shows us the path forward."--Jerry Brown, California governor,
1975-1983, 2011-2019
"This book takes the reader behind the front lines into the decades
long information war waged by the fossil fuel industry and those
that share their interests. From his perspective as a leader in the
battle for scientific reason, Michael Mann provides hope and a
roadmap for all of us to address the systemic issues fueling
climate change, and shows how we can come together to wage a new
war in the fight for our future."
--Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and environmentalist
"With this book, Michael Mann details the challenges we face from
enemies ("inactivists") both without and within while dropping
critically important breadcrumbs for us to follow to lead us out of
the forest of despair and set us on the path of victory in a battle
we must win. We need an army of Michaels, stat!"
--Don Cheadle, actor, activist, UN global goodwill ambassador
"With glowing reviews from Bill Nye, Leonardo DiCaprio, Greta
Thunburg and more, world-renowned climatologist Michael E. Mann's
The New Climate War debunks deniers and sets out systemic measures
to combat the global problem."--Parade
"[H]ard-hitting... the book shares an attainable approach to carbon
pricing along with a look at renewable energy, discredited false
narratives, and going up against the idea of doomism in regards to
climate change."--Seattle Book Review
"A fascinating untangling of the intricate web of misinformation,
misdirection and deflection perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry
since climate change became an incontrovertible reality."
--Earth.org
"The New Climate War is a detailed, passionate, and insightful
overview of the latest schemes by fossil fuel interests and their
minions to halt or delay a transition to a clean energy
economy."--The Progressive
"Mann's book is an important addition to the pushback against
inaction and doom that has delayed action against climate change
for too long and led too many to surrender without even a
fight."--Sierra Club magazine
"[Mann's] prose rattles along, entertaining and horrifying us in
equal measure as he exposes scientists, politicians, the
conservative media and other supposed experts who have slowed
climate action by caring more about the interests of big
industry.--The New Statesman
"Michael Mann may or may not be a Climate Jedi, but he is a climate
smart guy and The New Climate War is a must read."--The Globe &
Mail
"This book will no doubt prove controversial for some climate
campaigners, as well as the deniers, but I hope it will be read by
everybody who is engaged in making the case for action."--The
Guardian
"Lucid, accessible and an important read for anyone who cares about
the present and future of climate action."--The Centre Daily
Times
"An engrossing mix of footnoted history, acerbic political
commentary and personal anecdotes."--Science News
"An informed, opinionated guide to an ever-changing
conflict."--Shelf Awareness
"Mann's call to get serious about climate change couldn't be more
timely."--The New Scientist
The New Climate War is engaging, approachable, and ultimately
deeply uplifting. Mann outlines a hopeful vision of the
transformation we must undertake in order to create a better,
brighter future on this planet. He makes the clear case that our
species is capable of great change, laying out exactly why and how
we can rise to overcome the grave challenges before us."--Sasha
Sagan, author of For Small Creatures Such As We
"A fascinating journey through the minds and motivations of the
champions of climate denialism as well as the more recent climate
doomists. Along the way, we learn of the unequivocal scientific
evidence and the rapid evolution of technological solutions. Most
importantly, public opinion finally seems to be at a 'tipping
point' to catalyze political will to leave the next generation a
sustainable world - and not a moment too soon!"--Rosina Bierbaum,
Professor, University of Michigan and University of Maryland,
former Acting Director of OSTP
"Blunt, lucid... Consistently displaying his comprehensive command
of climate science and the attendant politics...An expert
effectively debunks the false narrative of denialism and advocates
communal resistance to fossil fuels."--Kirkus Reviews
"Punchy and illuminating... a bracing read--both eye-opening and
even fun."--BookPage
"This book is a must read not just for people currently working to
address climate change but also for those who are new to the
climate fight, the latter of whom will learn much about past
challenges, struggles, and attacks that have been aimed at climate
champions."--Science
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