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Alan Weisman

Alan Weisman helps organisations understand actionable climate solutions through firsthand reporting. This environmental journalist and bestselling author works with global audiences on sustainability innovation, climate science, and conservation technology, delivering insights from six continents. TIME Magazine named his work best nonfiction book of 2007.
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Alan Weisman's biography

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  • New York Times bestselling environmental author
  • Global reporter on climate solutions and innovation
  • Author of The World Without Us
Alan Weisman writes about the future of humanity with a reporter's precision and a storyteller's instinct, travelling the globe to find people solving our biggest environmental crises. Alan is the international and New York Times bestselling author of The World Without Us, named TIME Magazine's best nonfiction book of 2007. His latest book, Hope Dies Last, draws on reporting from six continents and profiles dozens of innovators working at the frontiers of climate science, conservation, and technology. Alan's reporting connects audiences to real people doing transformative work: engineers redesigning energy systems, microbiologists restoring depleted soils, plasma physicists pursuing fusion, indigenous elders protecting biodiversity, and even a Michelin-star chef rethinking food production. His stories translate complex global challenges into human-scale narratives that leave audiences with a clear understanding of what practical solutions look like and who is building them. Audiences leave Alan's sessions with a grounded sense of where breakthrough environmental solutions stand today, concrete examples of cross-disciplinary collaboration producing measurable results, and a framework for recognising credible innovation versus empty promises. His evidence comes directly from the scientists, architects, and agronomists he has interviewed in the field. Book Alan Weisman to give your audience something rare: genuine, reported reasons for optimism backed by the people doing the work.

Why we recommend booking Alan

Alan brings field-reported evidence from six continents, profiling the engineers, scientists and indigenous leaders actually solving climate and conservation challenges at scale. His sessions translate complex environmental innovation into human narratives that help teams distinguish credible breakthroughs from noise, particularly valuable when evaluating sustainability partnerships or long-term resilience planning.

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What is Alan Weisman's speaking style like?
Previous bookers say Alan Weisman connects well with audiences and speaks with clarity, confidence, and ease.
What topics does Alan Weisman specialise in?
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