Did you know that the 1850s saw the first mention of the connection between carbon dioxide and global warming? The majority of climate change books focus on the future, but Our Biggest Experiment questions how we got into this situation and when did we realise it was occurring. Come along with Alice Bell on a wild voyage through the people, concepts, innovations, and experiments that shaped the current climate crisis. Although the 21st century has left us in a terrible mess, this book finally makes the case that we have also been given the means to survive.