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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... issues : what role technology can play , how you and your com- munity can make changes , and what govern- ments must do now to protect our planet for future generations . In The Suicidal Planet , he proposes : A ceiling on greenhouse ...
... issues : what role technology can play , how you and your com- munity can make changes , and what govern- ments must do now to protect our planet for future generations . In The Suicidal Planet , he proposes : A ceiling on greenhouse ...
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... in London , the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford , and the Tellus Institute in Boston provided the research bases for the authors . Introduction Climate change is the most important issue of our Acknowledgments.
... in London , the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford , and the Tellus Institute in Boston provided the research bases for the authors . Introduction Climate change is the most important issue of our Acknowledgments.
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... issue of our age , perhaps of any age . If we - individually and collectively - do not act resolutely , extensively , and urgently , the prospects are grim . Average worldwide temperatures could be 10 ° F above current levels by the end ...
... issue of our age , perhaps of any age . If we - individually and collectively - do not act resolutely , extensively , and urgently , the prospects are grim . Average worldwide temperatures could be 10 ° F above current levels by the end ...
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... issue : It is our responsibility to see it as such . The difficult issues , where a more complex mix of moral , political , and scientific questions arises , are deciding by how much , by when , and by whom . For a start , should it be ...
... issue : It is our responsibility to see it as such . The difficult issues , where a more complex mix of moral , political , and scientific questions arises , are deciding by how much , by when , and by whom . For a start , should it be ...
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... issue of fair distri- bution , both internationally and between generations , of a commodity to which , without question , everyone has an equal claim . Clearly , climate change is a global problem , the solution to which requires ...
... issue of fair distri- bution , both internationally and between generations , of a commodity to which , without question , everyone has an equal claim . Clearly , climate change is a global problem , the solution to which requires ...
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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