Elemental

An extraordinary mastery of geopolitics, combining years on the ground in the most challenging places, a raw instinct for politics and a deep ethical concern for the world in the face of climate catastrophe. A masterpiece. -- Rory Stewart A powerful, passionate and utterly convincing book, which brings a diplomat's experience to bear on why climate change is driving conflict and disorder in our world and what can still be done to reverse these alarming trends. -- Lord Peter Ricketts, former UK National Security Adviser, ex-head of the diplomatic service and UK ambassador to France A terrific, highly readable, clear-eyed assessment of the ways a hotter climate will dramatically upend the comforting certainties of our modern world. Essential analysis for policymakers and excellent preparation for all of us who have a stake in the new reality we're making. -- Gaia Vince, author of Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval Which nations will rise, and which will fall, in our climate change-affected future remains uncertain, but Elemental is essential reading for anyone interested in these questions * Prospect Magazine * Connects environmental crisis to geopolitics with urgent clarity. * i Paper * Enlightening but often shocking. . . Although much of what he chronicles in Elemental is alarming, Snell is no doom-mongering pessimist. He offers a vision of the future in which change can be good news * Mail on Sunday * I loved [it] . . . incredibly fascinating. * Atmos * A tour de force. * Country Life *