“As Secretary of State, I needed an indefatigable diplomat to cajole nations to the table on climate change, and Todd Stern was that diplomat. His story shows us that we can make progress in solving our biggest global challenges. A must-read.”
Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State
"A crash course in the intricacies of multinational climate change policy."
Kirkus Reviews
"US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's insightful environmental history Landing the Paris Climate Agreement covers how the groundbreaking global pact came to be, explains its significance, and outlines the next steps...A legacy project, Landing the Paris Climate Agreement is an incisive history text covering one instance of world leaders coming together to combat climate change."
ForeWord Reviews
“Todd Stern brings all the integrity, intelligence, and passion he provided in the climate negotiations to this riveting, thought-provoking account. A must-read for anyone concerned about facing down humanity's greatest threat.”
Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
“This is a deeply informed account of the long, turbulent voyage to the Paris Climate Agreement by a key navigator. An engagingly written history that illuminates the unfinished tasks ahead.”
Jairam Ramesh, Indian Member of Parliament, former Minister of Environment and author
“This landmark work is profoundly important for what it teaches about climate policy and how international agreements actually happen.”
Larry Summers, former US Treasury Secretary and National Economic Adviser
“A gripping tale of how ingenious diplomats used skill, guts, and vision to help save the planet. A classic by an insider who saw it all.”
Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor and former Dean at Yale Law School and former US State Department Legal Adviser
“A remarkable, firsthand, and thoroughly entertaining treatment of the diplomacy leading from Copenhagen to the Paris Agreement. A must-read for historians, policymakers, and anyone who cares about climate change.”
Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations and Former US Deputy National Security Adviser
“A masterpiece and resounding reminder that serious diplomacy can deliver even the impossible.”
Ambassador Seyni Nafo, former African Group Spokesperson and Chairperson
“A living, breathing account of the people, events, challenges, and ingenuity that brought 195 countries together to produce the Paris climate agreement.”
Gina McCarthy, former US EPA Administrator and White House National Climate Adviser
“A page-turning tale about the herculean international effort required to negotiate the kind of agreement built for, and essential to, confronting climate change…Obama once framed the Paris Agreement as representing 'the best chance we have to save the one planet we've got:' This book allows the reader to better appreciate all that was done to achieve that singular goal as well as the enormity of work that remains.”
Science
“By the end of the book, the reader is left with the feeling that climate negotiation is a hell of a difficult job; the understanding that the job is vital to our planet's future; and enormous gratitude that we have people like Stern to do it.”
Earth.org
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