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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... gas emissions by the world's governments • Global carbon rationing to reduce our individual carbon outputs to a fair and ecologically safe level Helpful guidelines for the home , travel , and leisure • And much , much more . Featuring ...
... gas emissions by the world's governments • Global carbon rationing to reduce our individual carbon outputs to a fair and ecologically safe level Helpful guidelines for the home , travel , and leisure • And much , much more . Featuring ...
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... gas emis- sions without destabilizing the climate , there is the very real prospect that , in the not - too - distant future , the whole world will be faced with catastrophic changes that are irreversible and beyond control . This is ...
... gas emis- sions without destabilizing the climate , there is the very real prospect that , in the not - too - distant future , the whole world will be faced with catastrophic changes that are irreversible and beyond control . This is ...
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... gases we have been emitting - mainly carbon dioxide from our en- ergy use will remain in the atmosphere for ... gas emissions are accumulating at a startling rate , but , in the absence of radical policy change , our day - to- day lives ...
... gases we have been emitting - mainly carbon dioxide from our en- ergy use will remain in the atmosphere for ... gas emissions are accumulating at a startling rate , but , in the absence of radical policy change , our day - to- day lives ...
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... gases are reduced sufficiently to protect the planet from the devastating consequences of climate change . We also consider it a moral issue : It is our responsibility to see it as such . The difficult issues , where a more complex mix ...
... gases are reduced sufficiently to protect the planet from the devastating consequences of climate change . We also consider it a moral issue : It is our responsibility to see it as such . The difficult issues , where a more complex mix ...
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... gas emissions . It is already commanding wide public support around the world . We be- lieve that negotiations on its adoption cannot be deferred much longer . Some of the messages in this book might at first seem unwel- come , for we ...
... gas emissions . It is already commanding wide public support around the world . We be- lieve that negotiations on its adoption cannot be deferred much longer . Some of the messages in this book might at first seem unwel- come , for we ...
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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