He is co-founder of the pro-science environmental campaign network RePlanet, launched in 2021 and now active in 15 countries. He is research and climate lead with the Alliance for Science at the Boyce Thompson Institute, an affiliate of Cornell University, and has co-authored peer-reviewed papers on vaccines, climate and GMOs. He has contributed extensively to global media, writing for the Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and numerous others. Lynas is climate advisor to the former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, and works with the 55-nation Climate Vulnerable Forum in this capacity. Six Degrees won the Royal Society prize, was translated into 22 languages and also became a documentary film on National Geographic channel. He lives in Herefordshire.Ĭhaired by Andy Fryers, Hay Festival's Sustainability Director.Mark Lynas is the author of five major environmental books for a mainstream readership: High Tide (2004), Six Degrees (2008), The God Species (2011), Seeds of Science (2018) and Our Final Warning (2020). He has written for CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Times, the Guardian and is a visiting fellow with the Alliance for Science at Cornell University, New York. Mark Lynas is a journalist, campaigner and author of several books on the environment, including High Tide (2004), Six Degrees (2007), The God Species (2011), Nuclear 2.0 (2013) and Seeds of Science (2018). If we fail, then we risk crossing tipping points that could push global climate chaos out of humanity’s control.
We must largely stop burning fossil fuels within a decade if we are to save the coral reefs and the Arctic. These escalating consequences can still be avoided, but time is running out. At five, the planet is warmer than for 55 million years, while at six degrees a mass extinction of unparalleled proportions sweeps the planet, even raising the threat of the end of all life on Earth. At four, large areas of the globe are too hot for human habitation, erasing entire nations and turning billions into climate refugees.
At three, the world begins to run out of food, threatening millions with starvation. At two degrees the Arctic ice cap melts away, and coral reefs disappear from the tropics. At one degree – the world we are already living in – vast wildfires scorch California and Australia, while monster hurricanes devastate coastal cities. Illustrated with extraordinary images and graphics, the climate expert lays out the scale and timeline of threat to the planet.
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