An appeal for environmental action by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and spiritual leader of Tibet urges decision-makers to fight climate change ignorance while encouraging younger readers to assert their right to a climate-friendly future.

"First published in 2020 in Germany by Benevento Publishing, a brand of Red Bull Media House GmbH." -- Title page verso.

Introduction / by Franz Alt -- The third World War against nature -- Save the environment: the Dalai Lama's climate appeal to the world -- Franz Alt's interview with His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- The solar age begins: the sun wins -- The mountains here are as bald as a monk's head -- The sheltering tree of interdependence: a Buddhist monk's reflections on ecological responsibility -- For a solar age: epilogue by Franz Alt -- Ten commandments for the climate -- What can I do?