How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change

How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change

by Chris Goodall
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change

How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Tackling Climate Change

by Chris Goodall

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781136542152
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/12/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Chris Goodall writes and broadcasts on climate change and energy. His blog Carbon Commentary is part of the Guardian Environment Network and his work frequently appears in publications around the world.

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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