The Hot Topic

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITHOUT THE SPIN
We all know that global warming is a problem, but the blizzard of information and misinformation on the subject makes it hard to know what to do.
The Hot Topic is the first book to set out the problems and the solutions in a straightforward way - no hidden agenda, no breast-beating, no hair shirts.
• Science - how the climate is already changing and what the future is likely to bring
• Adaptation - preparing for the changes we can't stop
• Technological solutions - new, clean ways to live, travel and keep the lights on
• Political solutions - the inside track on what it will take to bring the whole world to the same negotiating table, and how to deal with the 'problem' countries - China, India, Russia and the US
• Personal and local solutions - what you can do and why it will make a difference
'A masterful book, wonderfully well-written. It should become the authoritative statement on... Tovább

Fülszöveg

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE WITHOUT THE SPIN
We all know that global warming is a problem, but the blizzard of information and misinformation on the subject makes it hard to know what to do.
The Hot Topic is the first book to set out the problems and the solutions in a straightforward way - no hidden agenda, no breast-beating, no hair shirts.
• Science - how the climate is already changing and what the future is likely to bring
• Adaptation - preparing for the changes we can't stop
• Technological solutions - new, clean ways to live, travel and keep the lights on
• Political solutions - the inside track on what it will take to bring the whole world to the same negotiating table, and how to deal with the 'problem' countries - China, India, Russia and the US
• Personal and local solutions - what you can do and why it will make a difference
'A masterful book, wonderfully well-written. It should become the authoritative statement on climate change and what to do about it for years to come.'
JAMES LOVELOCK, author of Gaia and The Revenge of Gaia
Gabrielle Walker is the author of Snowball Earth and An Ocean of Air, and a journalist and broadcaster. Her recent radio series Planet Earth under Threat was a major success for the BBC. Sir David King, until the end of 2007 the UK's chief scientific adviser, is widely credited with persuading the British government to take the lead on climate change. He is currently Professor of Chemistry at Cambridge University and Director of the New School for Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University.
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