World Without End

“Sharp, funny, and heart-stoppingly honest.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction

“A testament to the power of the graphic novel and a singular work of environmental activism . . . Masterful and unforgettable.” —Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis

THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

A Next Big Idea Club’s Must-Read of March 2025 • A She Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2025

A rich and colorful French graphic novel that has become a word-of-mouth sensation and transformed the way hundreds of thousands of people think about climate change.

There is no green energy. Nor pink, nor black. Nor clean nor dirty, for that matter.

In this intelligent, eye-opening, and witty international bestseller, an eminent climate expert takes a graphic novelist on a journey to understand the profound changes that our planet is experiencing. The scientist, Jean-Marc Jancovici, explains the workings of superpowers and history; oil and climate; ecology, economics, and energy flows. He describes, in short, the world we live in today—a world whose future is deeply uncertain. The artist, Christophe Blain, intently listens and draws.

As the pair come face to face with global warming, they—along with Mother Nature and a cast of others—create a picture of what the solution to our predicament actually looks like. It’s not just about switching to renewable energy sources. It’s about rethinking everything: our energy supply, our economies, and our whole world. We’re left with a vision of the future in which food, education, housing, transport, and communities—in other words, all of us—come together and, with a few technological fixes, work to create a world without end.

Author Biography

Christophe Blain was born in 1970. An award-winning graphic novelist and writer, he is one of very few authors to have twice won the prestigious Graphic Novel prize at the Festival of Angouleme. His bestselling books include the sensational hit Quai d’Orsay, which was adapted for the cinema by Bertrand Tavernier in 2013.

Jean-Marc Jancovici was born in 1962. A leading specialist in the field of energy and climate change, he is a co-founding partner of Carbone 4 and president of the think tank The Shift Project. He also teaches at Mines ParisTech and is a member of the French government’s High Council for the Climate. He is the author of several books including Le Plein S’il Vous Plait! La Solution au problème de l’énergie and Dormez tranquille jusqu’en 2100.