Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

Climate books are extremely important at the moment and this is another must-read which is bringing a different voice to the roiling conversations being had.

"The Climate Emergency poses an infinitely graver risk to humankind than COVID-19, but has warranted very little political engagement over the years." I was baffled when I first read this statement in the Introduction section of this remarkable book by one of the most forerunners of green activist. No, it wasn't the "political engagement" part that baffled me, it just strengthened what I believe - and I feel so strongly that our current situation, of the nation states and the planet, is due to colossal failure of political bodies - but by the fact that we've yell from top of the mountains for political players to take action of climate change.

Since 1960s, Porritt writes, most new diseases have come from wild animals -- COVID-19 being one of them -- goes on to prove how disturbing our food habits and our interaction with our surroundings has been. However, the book doesn't describe the immediacy of the impact of this pandemic and its cause it spreads its tentacles on subject as wide as political will to act, formation of agencies of change, corruption and control by the rich - in particular wealthy oil and gas companies - wealth distribution, production of green energy, concern and anger of young environmental activists like Greta, etc.

I would say that it wasn't particularly a book I read to aware myself about this. Or to learn technicalities of green energy production, having worked as a solar engineer, I could relate to most of the technological aspects of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and creating more green energy. But I still, after reading this, I was more informed and more determined to act in my individual capacity to work toward preserving what all survives of this planet.

What it gave me is hope, which was the reason perhaps why Porritt wrote this book. And needless to say, I firmly believe that, and agree with Porritt, this is perhaps the last decade that's left for us to make change. Else "Too Late" won't just be phrase.