Breathe
Seven Ways to Win a Greener World
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2.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'A breath of fresh air' Observer
'Practical and highly readable' Financial Times
'Refreshing and galvanising' Vogue
'Rousing and thoughtful' Independent
'Passionate and authentic' GQ
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Seven ways green politics goes wrong. Seven ways to get it back on track.
Fatalism. Apathy. Cynicism. Deprioritisation. Hostility. Cost. Gridlock.
When green campaigners and politicians lose the debate, this is why.
Now, the Mayor of London draws on a decade in the corridors (and cycle lanes) of power to explain how, in practice, to win the climate argument. His book will help create a world where we can all breathe again.
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'A rousing and thoughtful investigation into the politics of the climate crisis - and the path forward.'
Independent
'For those feeling disheartened by the scale of the environmental crisis - and the lack of meaningful action on behalf of most political leaders - Breathe is a refreshing and galvanising call to action.'
Vogue
'A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change' Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland
'An absolute must read for anyone interested in politics for progressive change' Jemima Hartshorn, co-founder of Mums for Lungs
'Sadiq Khan has shown the world that transformative green politics is possible' Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The proud son of a South London bus driver, politician Sadiq Khan was always a supporter of green issues. Yet it wasn’t until he was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma due to the capital’s polluted air that he became truly galvanised to clean up the city. As London Mayor, Khan was in a unique position to do something about it—only to find himself facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles at every turn. A combination of memoir, manifesto and policy playbook, his book explains how the climate change crusader overcame cynicism, apathy and cost concerns to turn London into a pioneering green city. Khan combines political diaries with personal stories—including the nine-year-old girl’s death that drives him and his minor heart attack at the Cop26 summit. He persuasively argues how hands-on eco policies can win elections, not lose them, and align with a belief in social justice. With a former lawyer’s eye for detail, it occasionally feels like a college thesis but Khan is undeniably passionate and his tireless enthusiasm is inspirational. His love of London leaps from every page and Breathe becomes a rousing call to action.
