Book release: Our Time by Alasdair Skelton
Event
Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
Time: 16.00 – 18.00
Location: Ahlmannsalen, Geosciences building
We are delighted to invite you to the release of "Our Time", the newest book by Alasdair Skelton, Professor of Geochemistry and Petrology and former Director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. The book is a call to action that links today's climate crisis to Earth's evolution throughout history.
We will meet in Ahlmannsalen in the Geosciences building for a presentation of the book, followed by a mingle with snacks and drink, where you get the opportunity to buy the book and get it signed by the author.
About the book
Our Time is a true story. Alasdair Skelton takes readers through time, from the formation of the Earth to the present day, reflecting on the finely tuned climate system and its elegant workings that have made it possible for living things to thrive on Earth for three-and-a-half billion years. Skelton explores what happened when Earth's climate spiralled out of control and how it repaired itself time and time again, and as we plunge into our own chapter of time, he highlights our separation from nature as a root cause of the crisis in which we now find ourselves.
Skelton tells this story as a geologist who was awoken to climate activism by the voices of his own students. He shares a perspective on the climate crisis as a blink of an eye amidst the enormity of time. Concluding with what will happen if we fail to act, and what will happen if we do act, Skelton compares alternative futures and explains how we can still choose a good one. Throughout, and without ever betraying scientific truth, Our Time navigates the narrow path from the inaction of denial and despair to the action of hope. This is a beautiful history of planet Earth and the role humans can play in its evolving climate story.
Last updated: November 18, 2025
Source: Bolin Centre for Climate Research