The Carbon Almanac

It's Not Too Late

By: The Carbon Almanac Network, Seth Godin

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Seth Godin

When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.

The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics. And a shift from thinking about climate change as a “me” problem to a “we” problem.

The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and illustrators that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next. Drawing on over 1,000 data points, the book uses cartoons, quotes, illustrations, tables, histories, and articles to lay out carbon’s impact on our food system, ocean acidity, agriculture, energy, biodiversity, extreme weather events, the economy, human health, and best and worst-case scenarios. Visually engaging and built to share, The Carbon Almanac is the definitive source for facts and the basis for a global movement to fight climate change.

This isn’t what the oil companies, marketers, activists, or politicians want you to believe. This is what’s really happening, right now. Our planet is in trouble, and no one concerned group, corporation, country, or hemisphere can address this on its own. Self-interest only increases the problem. We are in this together. And it’s not too late for concerted, collective action for change.

This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF with charts mentioned in the text.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 The Carbon Almanac Network and Seth Godin (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“An absolutely essential read for anyone who still has hope that humanity can save itself from the wreck it has made of this beautiful world. First you cry, then you act!”—Bette Midler

"It’s put together for folks like me, and maybe you, who are deeply concerned about the climate crisis, but are not scientists, don’t run alternative energy companies, and can easily start to feel overwhelmed by all the ways that we could/should move forward to make a difference—a place where fear of doing the work in the wrong way keeps us from doing anything beyond sticking with the status quo. The book is loaded with real life, eminently learnable tips, tools, and visuals. It’s both fun, and informative."—Ari Weinzweig, bestselling author and co-founder of Zingerman’s

“I really love what the Carbon Almanac Network has done. Totally geeked out over it yesterday. Echoes of the educational part of the Whole Earth Catalog for a new generation."—Scott Omelianuk, Editor in Chief, Inc. Magazine

Impressive presentation of climate change information

What I love most is that this book contains a wealth of information that is well articulated by many worldwide contributors. Its will open the eyes of many readers. There is so much to learn and the knowledge is very share-worthy. It offers a sense of hope that anyone open to taking action can help make a difference. Looking forward to opening more dialogue with others on climate change and will be recommending this as a valuable resource. It’s definitely a one of a kind book!

It’s Not Too Late

Thank you for leaning into this important narrative that invites us all to take action for the good of our future.

Don't buy this

The book is fine it's sort of a center left perspective on how to respond to global warming and full of facts. The problem is this is actually somewhere between a true almanac and a popular non fiction work. Meaning the text is arranged to be perused on the page not read aloud. Additionally the book is full of graphs and illustrations. This is just a bad format for this. Book seems fine.

Disconnected anecdotes. 

I found this unlistenable after a few hours. I love the work of Seth Godin, and got this book on that basis. It is not on a par with his podcast and his other books. Not that the information is bad, just presented in a chaotic and uninteresting Form. this is one of the few books I have gotten from Audible that I could not finish.