In the eye of the climate storm

His great-grandfather was a lawyer for priest Daens and his uncle was chief of staff for King Baudouin and King Albert II. He chose a completely different path: Jean-Pascal van Ypersele is Belgium's most important climate scientist. In 2015, he almost became the big boss of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations organization that evaluates the risks of climate change. In this book, Van Ypersele talks about the how and why of his commitment. But he also offers a glimpse behind the scenes of the major international conferences that he has attended for decades, lavishly sprinkles anecdotes, and answers the questions that matter, ranging from 'What is the real state of the climate?' to 'How can we initiate the transition?'. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele is known as the climate professor who makes a sport of communicating about climate disruption as clearly and accessibly as possible. He also proves this in his first book for a wide audience.