The No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change
The Science, The Solutions, The Way Forward
Chivers, Danny
Date Written: 2011-03-01
Publisher: New Internationalist Books
Year Published: 2011
Pages: 192pp ISBN: 978-1-906523-85-5
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX18586
An accessible and friendly pocket-sized overview of climate change, combining all the basics with the latest facts and analysis.
Abstract:
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From publisher:
Want to get up-to-date on climate change? The No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change is an accessible and friendly pocket-sized overview of this complex mega-subject, combining all the basics with the latest facts and analysis. Written by Danny Chivers - a climate change researcher, activist, educator and performance poet - the book aims to counter the recent wave of climate change nay-saying by explaining the science in a clear, step-by-step and jargon-free fashion, peppered with humour, quirky analogies and unusual examples.
It also aims to show how a zero-carbon world is both possible and desirable, and the kind of steps we’d need to take to get there. Taking a firm stance in favour of global justice, it covers climate targets, solutions, history, politics, and what action we can usefully take, all in one handy little guidebook. Ideal for beginners and experienced campaigners alike.
About the Author: Danny Chivers is a freelance carbon analyst and environmental writer. He recently created for The Guardian newspaper an online carbon calculator encapsulating all of the UK’s emissions – and is working on one that will do the same for the US. He is also a prominent performance poet.
