The world's climate is deteriorating. The planet is slowly suffering destruction at the hands of its human inhabitants. And world leaders have remained ineffectual in creating real change. Until now. After a series of catastrophic natural events happen on U.S. and Canadian soil — leaving thousands displaced, dead, or injured — the world leaders might finally decide the time has come to join together and do something. Something big. The Burning Planet follows three separate story lines: A young couple attempting to survive a life running from their pasts and running from the disasters the world throws at them. A political leader, torn between upholding the way of life he's sworn to protect and doing what he knows will lead to lasting change. And a man nearing the final days of his life, surrounded by people who care for him and love him, but are guarding a long-held secret. As The Burning Planet reveals these characters' stories, unpacking how they react to a world that is constantly throwing them new challenges, a story unfolds that exposes what the future might just look like. For political leaders, for the elderly, and for all the world's citizens. And when all the stories come together and the pieces fit into place, the future might look a little brighter, a bit more optimistic, and worldviews might just change.