Climate Change Begins at Home

Life on the Two-way Street of Global Warming

David Reay

224 pages, parution le 24/10/2006

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Climate change is one of the greatest threats that humankind faces in the twenty-first century. The next hundred years could see coastlines and islands submerged, and a surge in heat waves, hurricanes, droughts, floods and therefore in pests, disease, famine and displacement. This book argues that while government and industry dither, we could all cut our personal greenhouse gas emissions by 60% - the level necessary to halt the current trend according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. After summarizing today's state of affairs, scientifically and politically, climatologist Dave Reay explores the climate impact of housing, gardening, food, money, work, transport, death even. Packed with provocative case studies, calculations and lifestyle comparisons, this entertaining and authoritative book makes the complexities of climatology understandable and challenges readers to rethink their notions of 'doing their bit'. The paperback edition features a new preface from Mark Lynas, author of High Tide: News From a Warming World.

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Preface: M.Lynas
West Side Story
The Power of One
Going Places
Home Start
Flying Strawberries
In My Backyard
Money Matters
A Green Inheritance
Lights Out

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Éditeur(s)	Macmillan
Auteur(s)	David Reay
Parution	24/10/2006
Nb. de pages	224
Format	13 x 20
Couverture	Broché
Poids	225g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780230007543
ISBN13	978-0-230-00754-3