ADULT Event

Mike Berners-Lee  – A Climate of Truth

We have the technology we need for a cleaner and healthier future, so why are we still accelerating into a polycrisis of environmental and social strife? The bestselling author of There is No Planet Blooks at the challenge from new angles. He gets right under the skin of our failures so far, to uncover what it will take to do better at last. The result is original, inspiring and practical.

about the author

Mike Berners-Lee is a leading thinker, researcher, best-selling author and consultant on the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. About his first book – How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything (2010) – Bill Bryson wrote 'I can't remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating, useful and enjoyable all at the same time'. His book There Is No Planet B (2021), was described by the Financial Times as 'a handbook for how humanity can thrive'. He founded and directs Small World Consulting, which helps organisations of every size and type to have a positive role in our world.

Mike is a professor at Lancaster University, where his research includes emissions modelling, sustainable food systems and the impact of AI.