For the Good of the World: Why Our Planet's Crises Need Global Agreement Now

As usual with Professor Grayling the thesis is easy to understand & the analysis convincing especially the section on climate change. I ultimately agree 100% that the solution to many of the problems facing the world is an enhanced and participatory democracy that is truly representable. However, this left me more than a tad depressed as most electorates seem apathetic and those with a vested interest in the status quo are wedded to short termism and a form of capitalism that refutes any alternative that does not promote unfettered growth and individualism.

This is a really dissapointing book (about climate change action) coming from who it comes. Grayling can do much better.Notwithtanding, it has some very valuable points, as the potential of human rights as an ideological foundation for encouraging collective action to stop climate change and other collective challenges.He however buy the simplistic conspiracy view of many activists about the failure of the Paris Agreement, which neglect the huge short run social costs of the net-zero-emissions before 2050What is needed is a realistic reformulation of the collective strategy towards more effective though modest short-run advances in decarbonization and less utopian medium-term goals based on apocalyptic hysteria. Plus we accepting the risk of catastrophic scenarios to take adaptation efforts seriously.

The author is a favourite (still is) and I loved aspects of this book particularly the bits articulating the problem.The bits with the solutions I liked less.One such solution is democracy yet no real recognition in the book that democracy is broken