A review by cannonshipman
Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming by McKenzie Funk

5.0

This book is essentially the opposite of "ignorance is bliss" in that almost every time I read it I felt a little bit worse about the world around me. If you've read in the news about investing in water as it becomes more scarce and are interested in more stories like that, this is the book for you. It does a great job of showing was that people are seeking to profit off of our changing climate, sometimes in ways that are fighting climate change, sometimes in ways that embrace it and cause further damage to the environment, and almost always in ways that are inequitable, consistently benefiting those with money, be it countries or people.

Overall, this was a fascinating, extremely worrying read, and is the type of book I would read updates from in a heartbeat, considering how much has changed in the 9 years since it was written (or hasn't changed, in terms of climate change trajectory and responsiveness of governments).