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Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation - Resolving Global Environmental and Resource Problems (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation - Resolving Global Environmental and Resource Problems (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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A vast amount has been written on climate change and what should be
our response. Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation suggests
that most of this literature takes a far too optimistic position
regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to
achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases necessary in the limited
time frame we have available. In addition, global environmental
problems, as exemplified by climate change, and global resource
problems - such as fossil fuel depletion or fresh water scarcity -
have largely been seen as separate issues. Further, proposals for
solution of these problems often focus at the national level, when
the problems are global. The authors argue that the various
challenges the planet faces are both serious and interconnected.
Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation takes a global perspective
in its treatment of various solutions: * renewable energy; *
nuclear energy; * energy efficiency; * carbon sequestration; and *
geo-engineering. It also addresses the possibility that realistic
solutions cannot be achieved until the fundamentally ethical
question of global equity - both across nations today and also
inter-generational - is fully addressed. Such an approach will also
involve reorienting the global economy away from an emphasis on
growth and toward the direct satisfaction of basic human needs for
all the Earth's people. Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation is
aimed at the many members of the public with an awareness of
climate change, but who wish to find out more about how we need to
respond to the challenge. It will also be of interest to technical
professionals, as well as postgraduate students and researchers,
from the environmental and engineering science sectors.
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