The Suicidal Planet: How to Prevent Global Climate CatastropheMacmillan, 2007 M04 17 - 296 pages An outstanding overview on global warming--and what we can do about it--from a distinguished world-class authority Climate change is the single biggest problem that humankind has ever had to face, as we continue with lifestyles that are way beyond the planet's limits. Mayer Hillman explains the real issues: what role technology can play, how you and your community can make changes, and what governments must do now to protect our planet for future generations. In The Suicidal Planet, he proposes: - A ceiling on greenhouse gas emissions by the world's governments- Global carbon rationing to reduce our individal carbon outputs to a fair and ecologically safe level- Helpful guidelines for the home, travel, and leisure- And much, much more. Featuring the very latest information on global warming completely revised to include U.S. facts and figures, The Suicidal Planet takes us out of the problem and into the solution of our international crisis. |
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... continue with lifestyles that are way beyond the planet's limits . Mayer Hillman explains the real issues : what role technology can play , how you and your com- munity can make changes , and what govern- ments must do now to protect ...
... continue with lifestyles that are way beyond the planet's limits . Mayer Hillman explains the real issues : what role technology can play , how you and your com- munity can make changes , and what govern- ments must do now to protect ...
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... continue as usual . The apparent contradiction between awareness and action can only be explained either by a hope that cli- mate change will turn out to be an ephemeral problem that will some- how disappear , or by a belief that ...
... continue as usual . The apparent contradiction between awareness and action can only be explained either by a hope that cli- mate change will turn out to be an ephemeral problem that will some- how disappear , or by a belief that ...
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... continue enjoying our ever - rising standards of living . These two myths represent wishful thinking and we challenge both . There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already oc- curring and its impacts will accelerate in the ...
... continue enjoying our ever - rising standards of living . These two myths represent wishful thinking and we challenge both . There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already oc- curring and its impacts will accelerate in the ...
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... continue with energy - profligate lifestyles and " get away with it . " However , the book is essentially optimistic . We believe that , with a proper appreciation of the real options open to us , individuals in both developed and ...
... continue with energy - profligate lifestyles and " get away with it . " However , the book is essentially optimistic . We believe that , with a proper appreciation of the real options open to us , individuals in both developed and ...
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... continuing our current lifestyles when doing so can lead only to the planet's being passed on to future generations in a parlous state . By the time you have finished reading this book , the following twelve key points will have been ...
... continuing our current lifestyles when doing so can lead only to the planet's being passed on to future generations in a parlous state . By the time you have finished reading this book , the following twelve key points will have been ...
Contents
Beyond the Planets Limits Climate Change Why How and What Next? | 11 |
As If Theres No Tomorrow Energy Use Past Present and Future | 37 |
Eyes Wide Shut The Response of the General Public | 72 |
Current Strategies | 87 |
Wishful Thinking The Role of Technology | 89 |
Fiddling While Rome Burns What Government Is Doing to Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence | 126 |
Turning the Tanker Around International Negotiations on Climate Change | 162 |
The Solution | 175 |
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