Energy is Life - Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear

Energy is Life tells of Zion Lights's journey to from an Extinction Rebellion editor to becoming an environmental advocate for nuclear energy. She argues that now we are discussing very real environmental threats and opportunities, nuclear energy has emerged as the unavoidable and inevitable part of the equation.

About the author

Zion Lights is an award-winning science communicator who is widely recognised for her environmental advocacy. She founded Emergency Reactor, the UK's first pro-nuclear environmental campaign group, and she has played a key role in shifting the global narrative on nuclear energy. As the former Editor of Extinction Rebellion's print newspaper, The Hourglass, Zion played a pivotal role in elevating climate discourse in the UK, and as a spokesperson for the group, she highlighted the need for action on climate change worldwide. Zion has been referred to as 'Britain's greenest mother' by the Daily Telegraph and 'an eco-pragmatist, happily heavy on science' by the Guardian.

Product details

• Authors: Lights Zion
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 03.02.2026
• EAN: 9781917458450
• ISBN: 978-1-917458-45-0
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; The environment, environmental science, engineering & technology, Nuclear physics, Nuclear issues, Environmentalist thought and ideology, Environmentalist, conservationist and Green organizations, Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning, Nuclear power and engineering, Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism, Electrical power generation and distribution industries