[1] Translations are published in languages including German,[2] Spanish,[3] Portuguese,[4] Italian,[5] French,[6][7] Dutch,[8] Swedish,[9] Danish,[10] Norwegian,[11] and Polish.

[12] The book consists of a collection of short essays by more than a hundred experts.

[15] The cover features a warming stripes data visualization graphic of a type developed by British climatologist Ed Hawkins.

[17] Gaia Vince from The Guardian commented that Thunberg wrote with directness, which she evaluated as "both refreshing to read and tiring".

Vince also complimented numerous other writers, but criticised the lack of coverage on technologies that could potentially be solutions, including geo-engineering and nuclear power, concluding that the book is superb in explaining the importance of preventing climate change but has "little pragmatism over what to do about now-certain changes".