{"title":"Popular Science","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"there-is-no-planet-b","title":"There Is No Planet B","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jellybooks.com\/cloud_reader\/excerpts\/there-is-no-planet-b-a-handbook-for-the-make-or-break-years-updated-edition_9781108821575-ex\/QLrG3\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"There is no Planet B sample\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/2031\/7597\/files\/button_click-to-look-inside_480x480.png?v=1651408763\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, pandemics - the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most pressing, and what should we do first? Do we all need to become vegetarian? How can we fly in a low-carbon world? How can we take control of technology? 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