Lovelock`s unique authority and original perspective sets this book apart from other books on environmental change. He speaks as a `planetary physician` with more than forty years` experience of thinking about how to respond to the Earth`s needs as a living organism. Illustrated with examples drawn from his experiences around the world, Lovelock draws many radical conclusions, most controversially a passionate advocacy of nuclear energy. This, he argues, is not only a secure, safe and reliable source of energy but also the only way to counter the lethal heat waves and rising sea levels which will increasingly threaten civilisations.
James Lovelock es autor de más de doscientos artículos científicos y padre de la Teoría de Gaia, tema sobre el que ha escrito tres libros. Es miembro de la Royal Society desde 1974.
