I read it years ago and although it was painfully optimistic about technology, behaviors, and politics I found it to be an actually decent intro into the science of the issue. His solutions and commentary are lacking but I found it useful for raw numbers and data
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A book isn't action. Name a book which has saved humanity from itself.
So only books that save humanity can be considered books that affect change?
That's not my point at all.
In 1961 a book came out called Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. A poignant book far ahead of its time and worthy of directing policy and action.
Now here we are, 63 years later, and a here's a new book, A Wing and a Prayer, by the Gyllenhaals who are two people taking on the enormous task of saving wild birds. And what is our government doing? Killing them on purpose.
So your point is that because a book broadly about the efforts people are making to save birds in general isn’t having a specific effect on a program to cull an invasive species, and despite mentioning a book that clearly did have a significant impact on environmental policy, we therefore must conclude that all books will have no effect on environmental policy?
I don’t disagree that Bill Gates’ book isn’t going be a catalyst for change, but you’re using a lot of logical fallacies here which isn’t helping your case.