The Burning Question
We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?
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…
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Weitere Autoren: Clark, Duncan
- ISBN: 978-1-84765-885-2
- EAN: 9781847658852
- Produktnummer: 14843854
- Verlag: Profile
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'182 KB
- Abbildungen: 30 illustrations
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Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark
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