Plan B: For a Global Ecological Pact, Lester Brown, Nicolas Hulot

For some thirty years, Lester R. Brown has tirelessly raised awareness through the information and analyses he provides. With researchers from the World Watch Institute in Washington, and now with the Earth Policy Institute which he directs, this former agronomist teaches us to face the truth: humanity is on a "collapse trajectory," the same one that led ancient civilizations (Sumerians, Mayans, inhabitants of Easter Island) to disappear. Why? Quite simply because "no economy, however technologically advanced, can survive the collapse of the ecosystem on which it depends."
In this unprecedented work, Lester R. Brown embraces the interactivity between humans and their environment. He does so with a global perspective and, sector by sector, with a surgical precision that astounds even the most informed reader. After presenting the relentless observation of an announced decline, he explores possible paths for recovery, or even a "renaissance."
By deploying the range of multiple human activities differently, according to the principles of ecological sustainability, Lester R. Brown announces an economic restructuring that "represents the greatest investment opportunity in history."
This book would not be so impactful if it were not also permeated by a constant call for awakening consciences, for it is indeed about humanity and its destiny. A planetary pact that unites all people.

Nicolas Hulot