How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to tackling climate change
Goodall, Chris2010
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"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."--Publisher's description.
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Collation:
xii, 300 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2007.Formerly CIP.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Getting from 14 tonnes to 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person -- How our lives generate emissions -- Home heating -- Water heating and cooking -- Lighting -- Household appliances -- Car travel -- Public transport -- Air travel -- Food -- Other indirect sources of greenhouse gas emissions -- Domestic use of renewable energy -- Cancelling out emissions.
ISBN:
9781844079100
Dewey class:
363.7387
Language:
English
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BRN:
3979
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