Breathe: Seven Ways to Win a Greener World

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Seven ways green politics goes wrong. Fatalism. Apathy. Cynicism. Deprioritisation. Hostility. Cost. Gridlock. When green campaigners and politicians lose the debate, this is why. Seven ways to get it back on track. Now, the Mayor of London draws on a decade in the corridors (and cycle lanes) of power to explain how, in practice, to win the climate argument. His book will help create a world where we can all breathe again.

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A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change -- Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland
The strategic lessons he imparts mark him out as an exemplar for an age of climate breakdown . . . Deserves to be widely read . . . Breathe is a breath of fresh air, offering an antidote to cynicism and demonstrating the power of a politics that aims to bring people together in the search for solutions. * Observer *
A true climate leader . . . Sadiq recognises that the struggles for social justice and climate justice cannot be separated but go hand-in-hand -- Ed Miliband
Practical and highly readable . . . For those wanting evidence that climate policies need not be the political kryptonite so many politicians fear, Khan's book makes a convincing - and uplifting - case. * Financial Times *
If you want to build a greener world, you need to win people round to green politics. This remarkable book offers a transformative insight into how -- Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris

Author Bio

Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London. Born and raised in Tooting, South London, he began his career as a human rights lawyer before being elected to parliament in 2005. Sadiq soon realised his true calling was London politics. He was elected Mayor in 2016, and re-elected in 2021 with a record number of votes for any sitting Mayor. Sadiq became passionate about air pollution and climate change after developing asthma while training for the 2014 London Marathon. Since then, he has been on a mission to make London greener. Today, London is recognised around the world for its pioneering climate policies. In December 2021 Sadiq was elected Chair of C40, a global network of almost 100 megacities with a shared ambition to fight climate change. He still lives in Tooting, which he maintains is the best bit of the best city in the world.