The Lancet
"The longer we wait, the more painful and difficult it will be to turn around the global industrial machine and its effects on our planet. The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health summed up the urgency this way: 'our societies face clear and potent dangers that require urgent and transformative actions to protect present and future generations'. Butler's book is a passionate and valuable addition to moving this debate forwards."
(Prof Alistair Woodward)
Medical Journal of Australia
"For the most part, the book is a dispassionate, technical exposition of the research, which makes it all the more shocking when the passion for action becomes visible. Not acting now, we are told, could lead to “an enforced and unpleasant change, following a time of turmoil that may make the Dark Ages seem desirable” (p 289) — a sentiment that cannot be dismissed as mere hyperbole.
The authors make it clear that action is urgent on purely health grounds, let alone all the other reasons. The concluding chapter, “Climate change and health: from adaptation towards a solution”, reminds us that there are essential conversations for us to join and actions to be taken. Semmelweis and Snow are watching." (Dr Tim Senior)
"The longer we wait, the more painful and difficult it will be to turn around the global industrial machine and its effects on our planet. The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health summed up the urgency this way: 'our societies face clear and potent dangers that require urgent and transformative actions to protect present and future generations'. Butler's book is a passionate and valuable addition to moving this debate forwards."
(Prof Alistair Woodward)
Medical Journal of Australia
"For the most part, the book is a dispassionate, technical exposition of the research, which makes it all the more shocking when the passion for action becomes visible. Not acting now, we are told, could lead to “an enforced and unpleasant change, following a time of turmoil that may make the Dark Ages seem desirable” (p 289) — a sentiment that cannot be dismissed as mere hyperbole.
The authors make it clear that action is urgent on purely health grounds, let alone all the other reasons. The concluding chapter, “Climate change and health: from adaptation towards a solution”, reminds us that there are essential conversations for us to join and actions to be taken. Semmelweis and Snow are watching." (Dr Tim Senior)