Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior reporter for Bloomberg News. He is the host of Zero, a climate podcast for Bloomberg Green. He has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He has worked for Quartz, The Economist and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His writings have also been published in Nature, The Hindu, Guardian, Ars Technica, and Chemistry World, among others. He lives with his wife in London, UK.
Few books on either climate or capitalism manage to be as
insightful as they are readable, but Rathi cracks it. He delivers
his powerful and hopeful message with both substance and style, and
reminds us of the immensely important role of great storytelling as
we reimagine our economy
*Paul Polman, co-author of NET-POSITIVE and former CEO of
Unilever*
[A] bold new book. Climate change is a crisis that requires urgent
action, but Rathi shows how we can harness capitalism to tackle it.
Give it to the doomsayer in your life
*John Schwartz, journalism professor at UT Austin and veteran NYT
reporter*
Are you suffering from climate anxiety? Go take a few deep breaths
and then pre-order this book. You'll learn about fascinating people
who show that solutions for climate change are both possible and
profitable
*Will Mathis, reporter for Bloomberg News*
There are very few people as well-situated as Akshat Rathi is to
describe and assess our current efforts to cope with climate change
. . . Here he puts it all together in a marvelous report . . .
[Rathi] gives hope that we might make it work. An inspiring
book!
*Kim Stanley Robinson*
It's easy to feel fear or despair in the face of humanity's
greatest challenge, but fortunately work on solutions began decades
ago . . . Rathi's brilliantly written account of some of those
stories is an inspiration to keep going in a fight which we have no
other option than to win
*Bryony Worthington, member of the UK’s House of Lords*
Addressing climate change will make us richer, happier, healthier,
more equal and more safe. Do we take the bargain? That is the
animating question of Rathi's illuminating and incisive book, which
offers the dazzling and deeply reported argument that the answer
should be, overwhelmingly, yes
*David Wallace-Wells, author of THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH*
Climate innovation has accelerated far faster than many realize and
by shining a spotlight on the solutions and innovators driving
progress, Climate Capitalism is an important read for anyone in
need of optimism about our ability to build a clean energy
future
*Bill Gates*
A highly readable reminder that efforts to cut emissions are
achieving a lot more than is widely realised. Rathi brings this
shift to life with engaging stories of people behind some of the
most important advances in recent decades
*Pilita Clark, Financial Times*
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