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A review by poxav
Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger
5.0
The first half of this book was maybe a 4/5 but the latter half is a 5/5. On the whole I felt like it was a 4.5/5, but I’m giving it a perfect rating because of its sheer importance. Shellenberger offers an antidote to environmental doomerism that doesn’t preclude active action towards achievable goals.
In the end, there’s a gross unfairness and irony in countries that benefitted from fossil fuels restricting access to the second most energy-dense energy source for countries that need it, and the same goes for the wide-spread laceration of the most energy-dense energy source (nuclear). These, among many other points, are made in a convincing manner in Apocalypse Never.
There needs to be nuance in this discussion and multiple voices need to be involved, but a large portion of climate activists would rather sacrifice nuance for alarmism that meshes well with their political ideals. This book takes a stand against such alarmism and is a must-read for everyone young enough to be existentially anxious of the future.
In the end, there’s a gross unfairness and irony in countries that benefitted from fossil fuels restricting access to the second most energy-dense energy source for countries that need it, and the same goes for the wide-spread laceration of the most energy-dense energy source (nuclear). These, among many other points, are made in a convincing manner in Apocalypse Never.
There needs to be nuance in this discussion and multiple voices need to be involved, but a large portion of climate activists would rather sacrifice nuance for alarmism that meshes well with their political ideals. This book takes a stand against such alarmism and is a must-read for everyone young enough to be existentially anxious of the future.