How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to tackling climate change
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How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to tackling climate change
Earthscan, c2010
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world. Governments and businesses have been slow to act - individuals need to take the lead now if we are to avoid climate chaos.
Each Westener is responsible for an average 10 - 20 tonnes of carbon emissions each year (depending on where you live). In How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, Chris Goodall shows how easy it is to take responsibility, providing a comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your CO2 emissions and reducing them to a more sustainable 2 tonnes a year.
This fully revised and expanded new edition takes into account new government targets on emissions reductions and includes up-to-date calculations and extensive graphics clearly laying out the path to a low-carbon life.
Table of Contents
1. Getting from 14 Tonnes to 2 Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Per Person
2. How Our Lives Generate Emissions
Part I - Direct Emissions
3. Home Heating
4. Water Heating and Cooking
5. Lighting
6. Household Appliances
7. Car Travel
8. Public Transport
9. Air Travel
Part II - Indirect Emissions
10. Food
11. Other Indirect Soruces of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Part III - Other Analysis
12. Domestic Use of Renewable Energy
13. Cancelling Out Emissions
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