Chris Turner

Chris Turner is one of Canada's leading writers and speakers on sustainability and the global cleantech industry. He is also the author of the bestseller The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need, a Globe & Mail Best Book ofthe Year and a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction, the Alberta Literary Award for Nonfiction, and the National Business Book Award. Turner's first book was the international bestseller Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. His feature writing has earned seven National Magazine Awards. He lives in Calgary with his wife, the photographer Ashley Bristowe, and their two children.