. Optimistic Tour of the Good Work Being Done: unlike other books on climate change, this book focuses on the positives, explaining the science and technology being done RIGHT NOW and in development to reverse the effects of global warming
. A Positive Spin on the Most Discussed Doomsday Topic of Our Times: It's official-climate change was Googled so much in 2019 that it finally topped Game of Thrones. The top results? Record-setting temperature extremes, apocalyptic heatwaves and the super-storms decimating coastal communities.
. Stunning Array of Inventions and Innovation: from the bionic leaf to the solar-powered "smart highway," the book feels like a science-fiction journey with a climate-friendly Jetsons through futuristic but recognizable cities powered by renewable energy-to the global environments that new technology now has the capability to repair
. Perfect Tour Guide: a research specialist by trade and life-long eco-optimist, Marc Schaus has professionally explored multiple academic fields and corresponded with scientists on everything from carbon capture to biotechnology, all to condense the best new defenses we have against climate change now and in the future
. A Friendlier, More Conversational Alternative to Current Bestseller: Environmental bestseller Drawdown explores climate solutions but does so through number-crunching analysis and abstract "what-if" scenarios. Our Livable World presents climate solutions via engaging, conversational prose focusing on how new technologies are already being used and can apply to our everyday lives.
. Potential Foreword: foreword has been offered by Geri Weis-Corbley, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Good News Network
. 8-page Color Photo/Illustration Insert