“One of the greatest thinkers of our age" (The Guardian) presents a new way of living—one modeled on nature’s design instead of capitalism's—for fans of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Doughnut Economics

It has often been said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of capitalism—and yet that is what the historical moment urgently calls for. As climate chaos, inequality, and social fragmentation intensify, humanity faces an imminent choice: continue with a system built on extraction and endless growth, or reimagine civilization itself. Incremental policy improvements are no longer enough—we need a deep transformation of our current civilization to continue to survive.

In Ecocivilization, leading thinker Jeremy Lent offers that reimagination, grounded in proven design principles of ecosystems and in humankind's evolved inclination toward justice, mutuality, and dignity.

What unfolds is a robust framework incorporating Lent’s own expertise, and the lived experiences of those on the ground already putting ecological civilization’s core tenets into practice—justice, mutuality, diversity, and symbiosis.

From the global economy to universal housing and income, from infrastructure to agriculture, every major aspect of our society could be redesigned to work together as a coherent whole, setting the conditions for all people to flourish. Ecocivilization shows how this future on a regenerated Earth is not only desirable, but entirely feasible.

Jeremy Lent will be in conversation with Jonathon Porritt here at bookhaus. Tickets cost £7 and include a glass of wine or soft drink and £ off the book. Presented by bookhaus.

Jeremy Lent described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” is a speaker and author of the award-winning The Patterning Instinct and The Web of Meaning. He is the founder of the Deep Transformation Network and the nonprofit Liology Institute. He lives with his partner in Berkeley, California.
Jonathon Porritt is an eminent writer and campaigner on sustainable development. In 1996, he co-founded both Forum for the Future and the Prince of Wales’s Business and Sustainability Programme.

Since stepping down from the Forum in May 2023, Jonathon has “returned to his campaigning roots”, supporting the Green Party and radical climate campaigns such as Just Stop Oil and Defend our Juries. ‘Intergenerational Justice’ supporting young people is the focus of much of his work.

Throughout that time, Jonathon provided strategic advice to leading UK and international companies to deepen their understanding of today’s converging environmental and climate crises.

He is now much more focused on intergenerational justice, supporting young people in their activities around sustainable development issues as they face a future defined by the twin crises of the Climate and Nature.

He is President of The Conservation Volunteers and Population Matters, and is involved in the work of many other NGOs.

His latest book, Love, Anger & Betrayal (Anthony Eyre, 2025), is a powerful ‘call to action’ on the Climate Emergency, co-authored with 26 of Just Stop Oil’s young campaigners. Before that, he authored ten other books, the first being ‘Seeing Green’ in 1984.