Peter Stott – Ilkley Literature Festival

Peter Stott – Hot Air

Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it taken so long for the crisis to be recognised?

Climate scientist Peter Stott’s Hot Air reveals the bitter fight to get international recognition for what scientists have known for decades: human activity causes climate change. Across continents and against the efforts of sceptical governments, climate change deniers and shadowy lobbyists, Stott explores how the science was developed and repeatedly sabotaged and why humanity hasn’t a second to spare in the fight to halt climate change.