Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.

Investigating more than a century of climate warnings, this series traces the history of climate inaction, from the emergence of climate science to the present day. It explores how scientific knowledge, political choices, economic interests and ideological conflicts shaped our response to global warming and why repeated warnings failed to trigger decisive action.