Alan Thornett's book is an essential read for all who wish to challenge climate change and other environmental threats, from ocean acidification to mass extinction, that put our future in question. It is inspiring that a former car worker is such a passionate advocate of ecological politics. This is an original and wonderfully engaging contribution to the practical politics of climate change action. Alan is not one for pat slogans, but engages in vital debates about how to make our action effective in the face of an ecocidal system of global capitalism. It is vital that we read this book, engage with its arguments and build a movement for ecosocialism - Derek Wall , author of Elinor Ostrom's Rules for Radicals and the No-nonsense Guide to Green Politics.

This is an important book! One may disagree on this or that issue - e.g. population; which I do not see as a problem in itself - but Alan Thornett's arguments are an outstanding contribution to ecosocialist thinking - and action. In clear and precise language, without academic jargon, Facing the Apocalypse is not only a powerful "civilisational wake-up call", but also a precious compass for the socio-ecological struggles of the future. Michael Löwy, co-author of the International Ecosocialist Manifesto (2001) and the Belem Declaration (2009).

The world is governed by big transnationals who wants to earn as much money as possible in the shortest possible time. To achieve this, they don't hesitate to attack nature. Open-cast mining poisons water with cyanide. Agroindustry poisons the soil with bio-fuels to feed cars rather than people. The Amazon is plundered for wood and oil. Global warming causes the air to become warmer and warmer. These attacks threaten the survival of our species and other animals and plants. This means our fundamental task is to take power from the transnational corporations and put it in the hands of humanity as a whole. That is why books like Alan Thornett's are so important. Hugo Blanco, campaigner and author of We the Indians - the indigenous people of Peruy and the struggle for land.

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