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The Burning Question - We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit? (Paperback, Main)
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The Burning Question - We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit? (Paperback, Main)
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The Burning Question reveals climate change to be the most
fascinating scientific, political and social puzzle in history. It
shows that carbon emissions are still accelerating upwards,
following an exponential curve that goes back centuries. One reason
is that saving energy is like squeezing a balloon: reductions in
one place lead to increases elsewhere. Another reason is that clean
energy sources don't in themselves slow the rate of fossil fuel
extraction. Tackling global warming will mean persuading the world
to abandon oil, coal and gas reserves worth many trillions of
dollars - at least until we have the means to put carbon back in
the ground. The burning question is whether that can be done. What
mix of politics, psychology, economics and technology might be
required? Are the energy companies massively overvalued, and how
will carbon-cuts affect the global economy? Will we wake up to the
threat in time? And who can do what to make it all happen?
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