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‘A breath of fresh air’ Observer
‘Practical and highly readable’ Financial Times
‘Refreshing and galvanising’ Vogue
‘Rousing and thoughtful’ Independent
‘Passionate and authentic’ GQ

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Seven ways green politics goes wrong. Seven ways to get it back on track.

Fatalism. Apathy. Cynicism. Deprioritisation. Hostility. Cost. Gridlock.
When green campaigners and politicians lose the debate, this is why.

Now, the Mayor of London draws on a decade in the corridors (and cycle lanes) of power to explain how, in practice, to win the climate argument. His book will help create a world where we can all breathe again.

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‘A rousing and thoughtful investigation into the politics of the climate crisis – and the path forward.’
Independent

‘For those feeling disheartened by the scale of the environmental crisis – and the lack of meaningful action on behalf of most political leaders – Breathe is a refreshing and galvanising call to action.’
Vogue

‘A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change’ Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

‘An absolute must read for anyone interested in politics for progressive change’ Jemima Hartshorn, co-founder of Mums for Lungs

‘Sadiq Khan has shown the world that transformative green politics is possible’ Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Publisher Review

A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change — Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland A true climate leader . . . Sadiq recognises that the struggles for social justice and climate justice cannot be separated but go hand-in-hand — Ed Miliband If you want to build a greener world, you need to win people round to green politics. This remarkable book offers a transformative insight into how — Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Since his election, Mayor Sadiq Khan has shown the world that transformative green politics is possible — Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Cities are where we will lose or win the climate change battle. This book offers a compelling torch of light on the path forward — Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change