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Atmosphere of Hope - Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis (Paperback)
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Atmosphere of Hope - Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis (Paperback)
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Loot Price R379
Discovery Miles 3 790
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Leading scientist and climate writer Tim Flannery's #1
international bestseller, The Weather Makers, was one of the first
books to break the topic of climate change out into the general
conversation. In the ten years since, the facts of our changing
climate have become widely accepted, but political leadership has
not kept up. With Earth's climate system fast approaching a crisis,
Flannery argues that we need to act now. Atmospheric CO2 levels are
increasing faster than at any other time in the entire recorded
history of Earth. A glacier the size of Florida is sinking into the
waters of Antarctica. And around the world, people are already
living with the consequences of an altered climate, from
demobilizing winters to deadly heatwaves. The response to the
climate crisis has been divided. Technological optimists envision
geoengineering our way out of trouble with schemes like injecting
light-reflecting sulfur into the stratosphere, while pessimists
believe that at this point, nothing can be done--humans will have
to adapt. Flannery draws on the latest science to describe a third
way forward, using strategies that enhance the Earth's own systems
for carbon capture and storage--from large-scale seaweed farming to
the production of carbon-negative cement. If we begin investing
now, third-way technologies could capture one-quarter of current
global emissions by 2050. In the meantime, governments must work
together to break the link between prosperity and pollution and to
continue to increase the reach of alternative energies. Written
with urgency but also optimism, Atmosphere of Hope is a must-read
for anyone interested in our global future.
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