This Is Not an Opinion: Why the Earth Must Come Before Politics

Why do we fail to act, even though we already know how serious the climate crisis is?The climate crisis is not only an ecological problem. It exposes a design flaw in modern democracies: short-term interests, election cycles, and lobbying pressure often weigh more than the protection of the very foundations of our lives.Donald Jacob traces the roots of this failure-in our political logic, our habits, and our relationship with nature. He shows that the central problem is not a lack of knowledge, but a system that treats the biosphere as something negotiable.Against this, he sets out a concrete proposal: a constitution for the Earth, with fundamental rights for the biosphere, clear limits on exploitation, and institutions that secure our shared survival. No world government, no eco-dictatorship-but a framework for a democracy that becomes capable of the future.A book about the blind spot of climate politics-and about how democracy can be renewed.