Mike Berners-Lee

The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal, and Gas. So How Do We Quit?

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The Burning Question reveals climate change to be the most fascinating scientific, political and social puzzle in history. It shows that carbon emissions are still accelerating upwards, following an exponential curve that goes back centuries. One reason is that saving energy is like squeezing a balloon: reductions in one place lead to increases elsewhere. Another reason is that clean energy sources don't in themselves slow the rate of fossil fuel extraction.Tackling global warming will mean persuading the world to abandon oil, coal and gas reserves worth many trillions of dollars - at least until we have the means to put carbon back in the gr… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Clark, Duncan / Mckibben, Bill (Solist)

ISBN: 978-1-77164-007-7
EAN: 9781771640077
Produktnummer: 19424975
Verlag: Greystone Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 268 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B13.9 cm x D2.5 cm 382 g
Gewicht: 382

Über den Autor

Mike Berners-Lee is a leading carbon consultant and author of How Bad Are Bananas. Duncan Clark is a Guardian environment journalist and author of various successful books, including The Rough Guide to Green Living. Both live in the U.K.