Terrific… [McKibben] perhaps has done more than anyone else to raise alarms about climate change.—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
A book with an encouragingly positive story to tell… like all [Mckibben's] best work, [Here Comes the Sun] ends with a call to activism in pursuit of a better world. The difference this time is that technology offers a clear path to achieving it.
—Jon Turney, Literary Review
No journalist has covered the climate story longer or better than Bill McKibben… Here Comes the Sun [is] an essential read for anyone interested in where the climate story is heading.
—Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation
Stirring and closely argued… [Here Comes the Sun] is visionary.
—James Dinneen, New Scientist
[From] climate journalism's elder statesman… Here Comes the Sun is a major-key invocation of a salvational sunrise.
—Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic
Going to change my outlook forever… McKibben is one of our preeminent climate writers and activists, noteworthy for his informed and brilliant explanations.—Cory Doctorow, Pluralistic
Arguably the biggest story happening in the world right now and also the most hopeful.—Chris Hayes
Compelling… A paean to the emerging dominance of renewable energy.—Kirkus Reviews
No one has done more to raise the alarm about climate change or to address the problem than Bill McKibben. In Here Comes the Sun, he shows that we all have the technologies we need to move forward. If any book could make a thinking person hopeful about the future, this is it.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
With plainspoken eloquence and immense clarity, McKibben describes the rapid transition to a solar-powered civilization as already begun and gaining momentum fast. This is good news, as it will lead to a healthier and more-just future for everyone; and yet there is opposition to this process from easily identified vested interests. So there are political battles to be fought, and in that ongoing struggle this book will be a crucial aid: it brings the news, it maps the situation, it gives courage. Read it and see.—Kim Stanley Robinson, author of The Ministry for the Future
Trust Bill McKibben to find light in the darkness—and oh what a light it is! This is the energizing vision and game-plan so many of us have been waiting for, and of course it comes from one of era’s most imaginative and trusted voices.—Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
Bill McKibben has the unique ability to make important books both fun and a pleasure to read. For more than forty years he has campaigned about Nature and our place in it, but Here Comes the Sun may be his most timely and necessary volley yet.
—Richard A. Cohen, author of Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life
This is a history, a handbook, a hopeful look at the energy revolution that’s already well underway. Here Comes the Sun takes us into a new era beyond fossil fuels and all the literal and political poison they bring—and shows us what the obstacles are in getting there. Written with Bill McKibben’s inimitable clarity, it is also a gripping read about science, history, culture, and possibility that equips us all to be climate champions.
—Rebecca Solnit, author of Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
