My new book — Clearing the Air — is published in the UK today
A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers
Today is an exciting day, as my new book — Clearing the Air — comes out in the UK.
The book takes on 50 of the most common questions I get asked about climate solutions, and what we need to do next (or if we can do much at all at this point). Some of the questions I’ve tackled in this newsletter were inspiration or inputs into the book, so if you find my Substack interesting, I think you’ll enjoy the book too.
I wrote a bit more about the book in a previous post.
Rather than try to describe everything that’s in there, I thought I’d just share a list of topics, and 50 questions that I take on. You’ll find the contents page in full at the end.
If you are interested in learning more, or want to order a copy, you can find many places to purchase at the button below. If you do order a copy, thank you very much. It means a lot.
p.s. lots of people asked me when the US version will be out: the answer is 3rd March 2026.
CONGRATS!!!!
Your claim that wind and solar are cheaper than fossil fuels in almost every part of the world is demonstrable nonsense. We have hard data on wind and solar costs in the UK. LCOE of offshore wind is around £100/MWh. Onshore perhaps £90, solar perhaps £80. CCGT running in baseload is around £50. Market prices (fossil fuels plus carbon tax) around £80.
I have written to you more than once about using the ridiculous LCOE numbers from Lazard (and others) and pointing you to the hard data available from the UK. Perhaps you missed these missives?