The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres Summary
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Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres offers two futures: climate collapse or carbon-neutral prosperity. This urgent manifesto, praised by Kirkus Reviews, became a discussion cornerstone for communities worldwide. What mindset shifts - Stubborn Optimism, Endless Abundance - could transform our planet's destiny?
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When the World Stood at the Edge of Two Futures
Picture Copenhagen, 2009. The world's most powerful leaders gathered for what was supposed to be humanity's definitive moment-a global climate agreement that would save civilization. Instead, they delivered spectacular failure. Nations pointed fingers, negotiations collapsed, and hope evaporated. Taking charge of the wreckage was Christiana Figueres, tasked with the seemingly impossible: unite 195 countries behind a climate accord when trust had shattered completely. Her first press conference question cut to the bone: "Is a global agreement even possible?" Her instinctive answer-"Not in my lifetime"-revealed the real obstacle wasn't politics or economics. It was belief itself. That moment of brutal honesty became her transformation. Six years later, those same nations stood together in Paris, unanimously adopting history's first universal climate agreement. What changed wasn't the science or the stakes-it was the story people told themselves about what was achievable.
The Decade That Will Decide Everything
The Gritty Optimism That Moves Mountains
From Scarcity to Shared Abundance
Regeneration: Healing What Extraction Has Broken
Letting Go Without Losing Ourselves
The Story That Changes Everything
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