"How to create a free republic that can enable us, together with other republics, to acknowledge and adjust properly to climate challenges? This refreshing book shows us that the question belongs at the top of the environmental agenda and guides us persuasively in discussing it. A classy contribution to the debate." --Philip Pettit, Australian National University and Princeton University "Part scientist, part philosopher, master narrator, Boccaletti calls for a global localism necessary to protect our home--this Mother Earth. The Environmental Republic is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel of our current interregnum between the world we knew for the past eighty years and the world we will emerge into. Grab a torchlight and read this book, and then pass it on." --Rachel Kyte, University of Oxford and UK Special Representative for Climate "This book is a timely and thought-provoking examination of a progressive new path for humankind. Boccaletti compellingly argues that the environment can and should be the foundation of any country. This new vision may be the key to your future.

" --Romano Prodi, former president of the European Commission "Following the path of the best political economists and scientists, Giulio Boccaletti--a renowned physicist who has spent his life fighting for the environment--reclaims the proper role of politics and institutions in addressing the challenge of climate change. A must-read for anyone who is not only interested in understanding the problem but genuinely wants to contribute to the solution." --Andrea Sironi, president of Bocconi University "This remarkable book is worth reading. The great Florentine humanists, from Coluccio Salutati to Niccolò Machiavelli, understood that republican self-government is the only route to liberty. Boccaletti builds on that tradition, showing us how environmental commitment is not just an important source of political energy but also the foundation of a truly progressive political system dedicated to constructing a future worthy of our aspirations." --Matteo Renzi, former prime minister of Italy "In The Environmental Republic , Giulio Boccaletti shows how strong institutions and a renewed societal contract can enable us to seize the once-in-a-generation opportunities of the low-carbon transition while confronting environmental risk. A thoughtful and engaging book." --Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics and Political Science "A marriage of science and society marked by renaissance scholarship.

This book is a display of rare insight into a variety of angles, from rock-solid environmental science and practice to policy and political science, that mesmerizes the reader. Boccaletti has reached the status of master of contemporary thought." --Andrea Rinaldo, winner of the 2023 Stockholm Water Prize " The Environmental Republic offers a bold new vision on how accelerating changes to our natural environment can be a catalyst to renew our social contract and political arrangements. Boccaletti provides myriad examples--from the US to China to East Africa--where 'getting institutions right' can integrate effective stewardship of natural resources with stronger economic development and greater civic participation. As we enter an era of rapid change, this book is essential reading for those who want real answers to this challenge, not just the usual Band-Aid." --Jeremy Oppenheim, Managing Partner, Systemiq.