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The Great Food Gamble by John Humphrys
RRP: €13.08€8.39John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and swapped food and considered the wildlife as well as the farmed animals,... -
Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon by Jenny Chase 9781786347459
RRP: €41.65€36.83Second Edition: Solar Power Finance Without the JargonSolar power has become big business, with $131 billion invested in 2018, up from just $11.2 billion in 2004 but down from $171 billion in 2017 as unit costs fell. New installed capacity grew from 1... -
Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism by Bartow J. Elmore 9780393353341
RRP: €17.84€16.22By examining "the real thing" ingredient by ingredient, this brilliant history shows how Coke used a strategy of outsourcing and leveraged free public resources, market muscle, and lobbying power to build a global empire on the sale of sugary water. Coke... -
Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis by Simon Mundy
RRP: €11.89€7.90As featured on CNN's Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4's Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times' best books of 2021 In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to... -
#FutureGen, Lessons from a Small Country by Jane Davidson
RRP: €17.84€11.31'What Wales is doing today, the world will do tomorrow.' -Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary General '...the story of this revolutionary engine for change holds enormous possibility and is a true beacon of hope.' -Michael Sheen OBE, actor and UNICEF... -
The Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal: The Political Economy of Saving the Planet by Noam Chomsky
RRP: €15.46€10.09The environmental crisis under way is unique in human history. It is a true existential crisis. Those alive today will decide the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, the leaders of the most powerful state in human history are dedicating themselves with passion... -
Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction by Stephen Smith
RRP: €10.70€7.68If environmental protection is costly, how much should we spend on pollution control? Is it worth reducing pollution to zero, or should we accept some level of pollution because of the economic benefits associated with it? How can we assess the benefits... -
How Economics Can Save the World by Erik Angner
RRP: €23.80€17.01Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society... -
The Art of Enough: How to move from striving to thriving in your life, your work and our world by Becky Hall
RRP: €17.84€12.21***THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE 2022/23 SHORTLISTED TITLE***Ever feel like you aren't Enough? Overwhelmed by too many demands?Concerned about over-consumption and the climate crisisYou're not alone. The Art of Enough is the challenge of our age.In a world... -
Karl Marx's Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy by Kohei Saito
RRP: €29.75€23.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583676400Author Kohei SaitoFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Monthly Review Press,U.S.Publisher Monthly Review Press,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Sustainability Principles and Practice by Margaret Robertson
RRP: €52.35€48.36Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping students with both conceptual understanding and technical skills... -
Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy by David Fleming
RRP: €16.65€10.63Surviving the Future is a story drawn from the fertile ground of the late David Fleming's extraordinary Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It. That hardback consists of four hundred and four interlinked dictionary entries,... -
Where Are The Bins?: How I Greened My Family and Discovered An Easier Life by Kate Hughes
RRP: €10.70€6.93ONE FAMILY'S REVOLT AGAINST EVERYDAY POLLUTION When a beanbag sent thousands of polystyrene balls flying through her garden, Kate Hughes decided to make a break with the throwaway society. She and her husband transformed the lives of their ordinary... -
Race for Tomorrow: The Scramble for Riches and Survival on a Changing Planet by Simon Mundy
RRP: €23.80€14.07As featured on CNN's Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4's Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times' best books of 2021 In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the... -
To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? by Lucy Siegle
RRP: €15.46€10.09An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear. Coming at a time when the global financial... -
The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked Economics and Better Decisions by Michael Mainelli
RRP: €15.46€9.73In The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world's most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of... -
Waste to Wealth: The Circular Economy Advantage by Peter Lacy 9781137530684
RRP: €53.54€48.29Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders... -
Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World by William D. Nordhaus
RRP: €19.03€17.68The 2018 Nobel laureate for economics analyzes the politics and economics of the central environmental issue of today and points the way to real solutionsClimate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and... -
Liquid Asset: How Business and Government Can Partner to Solve the Freshwater Crisis by Barton H. Thompson, Jr. 9781503632417
RRP: €30.93€26.23A sweeping, policy-oriented account of the private and public management of the world's essential natural resource. Governments dominated water management throughout the twentieth century. Tasked with ensuring a public supply of clean, safe, reliable,... -
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman
RRP: €15.46€10.82THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WORLD IS FLATWe all sense it: something big is going on. Life is speeding up, and it is dizzying. Here Thomas L. Friedman reveals the tectonic movements that are reshaping our world, how to adapt to... -
The World In A Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser
RRP: €19.03€12.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399576447Author Vince BeiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Rethinking Capitalism: Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth by Mariana Mazzucato
RRP: €18.45€17.42"Thought provoking and fresh - this book challenges how we think about economics."Gillian Tett, Financial Times For further information about recent publicity events and media coverage for Rethinking Capitalism please visit http://marianamazzucato... -
Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside by Dieter Helm
RRP: €11.89€7.76'One of the most important books of the decade' Country Life Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. News about Britain's wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In... -
No Logo (Collins Modern Classics) by Naomi Klein
RRP: €13.08€8.63Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. When No Logo was first... -
Why We Disagree about Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity by Mike Hulme
RRP: €36.88€27.67Climate change is not 'a problem' waiting for 'a solution'. It is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is re-shaping the way we think about ourselves, our societies and humanity's place on Earth. Drawing upon twenty-five years of... -
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society, and the Economy by Wayne Visser
RRP: €27.07€23.23A positive solution to climate destruction that recognizes the need to integrate natural and social sciences and business. Written by a top thinker in sustainability and responsible business, Thriving promotes change through innovation and... -
Hot Money by Naomi Klein
RRP: €5.94€4.52In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.In Hot Money Naomi Klein lays out the evidence that deregulated capitalism is waging war on the climate, and shows that, in order to stop the damage, we must change... -
Carbon Done Correctly: A Model for Climate Mitigation from the Global South to Wall Street by Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. 9781804090619
RRP: €39.26€25.43In the fight against climate change, the world cannot wait for some hoped-for perfect solution in the future. The crisis is upon us, and we need action now. We need as many different strategies, tools, and ideas as possible; and we need them working... -
Resource And Environmental Economics: Modern Issues And Applications by Clement A Tisdell
RRP: €160.65€139.90This important book deals with the essential principles of resource and environmental economics, provides applications to contemporary issues in this field, and outlines and assesses policies being used or proposed for managing the use of environmental... -
Green Economics: An Introduction to Theory, Policy and Practice by Molly Scott Cato
RRP: €47.59€43.68The world as we know it needs a new economics. Climate change, financial crisis and out-of-control globalization - all the major problems facing the world have their root in the dominant economic system. The globalised marketplace is the prevailing force... -
Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities by Sylvie Albert 9780367561338
RRP: €47.59€43.68Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities provides an overview of measurement systems and tools to enable communities to self-assess and benchmark their progress along a continuum of smart, intelligent, and sustainable development. It begins by... -
Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive it by David Fleming
RRP: €47.60€31.21Lean Logic is David Fleming's masterpiece, the product of more than thirty years' work and a testament to the creative brilliance of one of Britain's most important intellectuals. A dictionary unlike any other, it leads readers through Fleming's... -
Sustainable Football: Environmental Management in Practice by Luca Marrucci 9781032132365
RRP: €35.69€33.17This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the different environmental strategies adopted in the football world to foster sustainability.The authors lay out useful insights, both for scholars and practitioners, to improve good governance... -
Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside by Dieter Helm 9780008304478
€9.54'One of the most important books of the decade' Country Life Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. News about Britain's wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In... -
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal by Naomi Klein
RRP: €15.46€10.82'Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations' - Greta Thunberg For more than twenty years Naomi Klein's books have defined our era, chronicling the... -
How to Give Up Plastic: Simple steps to living consciously on our blue planet by Will McCallum
RRP: €8.32€6.10'We have a responsibility, every one of us' David AttenboroughAround 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals. By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish... -
Forestland Investment: Valuation and Analysis by Bin Mei 9781032433097
RRP: €44.02€40.53Forestland investment has surged in the past few decades as a result of land ownership change in the forestry industry. Timberland investment and management organizations and real estate investment trusts have bought up land and resources that were... -
Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future by Joel Wainwright
RRP: €13.08€10.64**Winner of the 2019 Sussex International Theory Prize**Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. There is now simply no way to prevent the planet breaching... -
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How ending consumerism gives us a better life and a greener world by J. B. MacKinnon
RRP: €11.89€8.46We can't stop shopping but we must stop shopping - the consumer dilemma that defines our lives and our future. What would happen if we did?We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we're told we... -
Six Steps Back to the Land: Why We Need Small Mixed Farms and Millions More Farmers by Colin Tudge
RRP: €23.79€22.37An exploration into how we can have truly sustainable, resilient and productive farms. In the 1930s, nutritionists claimed that the increase in population size would soon make it challenging to eat enough protein, which they thought was only...