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Atage16,GretaThunberglauncheda

globalmovementbyorganisinga strike

byschoolchildrentodemandaction

onclimatechange.Shewentontogive

speechesaboutsustainabilityatthe

UnitedNationsandDavos,andher

talkshaverecentlybeencompiledinto

a book,NoOneIsTooSmalltoMake

a Difference.Thunberg,nowwidely

recognisedasa next-genthoughtleader

onclimatechange,hasbeennominated

fortheNobelpeaceprize.

GO GREEN

Thesenewreleasesandinspiringpersonalities

will encourageyouto spreadthewordabout

saving theplanet

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WATCHONE PLANET:

SEVENWORLDS

TheBBCnaturedocu-series

premierslaterthisyearwithDavid

Attenboroughbackinthenarrator’s

chair.Eachone-hourepisodetakes

a deepdiveintooneoftheEarth’s

continents,exploringhowgeography

andclimatehaveshapedanimal

life.ViewersofOnePlanet:Seven

Worldscanexpectbreathtaking

cinematography,whichwillincludethe

bakingplainsofAfricaandAntarctica’s

frozenwaters.

SEEAQUARELA

SincepremieringattheVeniceFilmFestivallastyear,this

documentarybyRussiandirectorVictorKossakovskyhas

garneredravereviewsforitspoeticexaminationofwaterinits

manyforms.Theteamtravelledaroundtheworldcapturing

dramaticimages,fromfootageofHurricaneIrmainthe

AtlanticOceantotheserenityofLakeBaikalinSiberia.While

thecinematographyis gorgeous,thefilmalsoshowstheugly

effectsofclimatechange.Thedocumentarywillscreenin

selectcinemasaroundtheworldthismonth.

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GUERRILLA:

CONSTRUCTIVE

RESPONSES TO

CLIMATE CHANGE

Thisbookexamineshowourindustrial zones and

relianceonfossilfuelshavecontributed to climate

change.Butthetome,tobepublished in September,

isn’talldoomandgloom.MayaVinitsky, a curator

attheTelAvivMuseumofArt,highlights companies

andprogrammesconfrontingtheproblem head-on.

Sheuseseco-forwardactionplansin cities such as

HongKong,ShanghaiandTelAvivto show how

countriescouldfollowtheirlead.

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