The Burning Question : We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?

English language

Published 2013

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978-1-78125-045-7
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If I had the power to ask everyone in the world to read just one book, it would be this one. I've read a lot about the science of climate change, what needs to be done and the barriers to those actions but this book clearly and concisely summarises all these topics in a single volume. The central argument is that neither redutions in fossil fuel consumption or production alone will have an effect, they need to be made in tandem, and after outlining the huge barriers to dong both it moves on to discussing why there is no political will to tackle the greatest threat of our time.

After all the starkness of the previous chapters I found this section both the most optimistic and the most fascinating, as the advice goes against everything I've been doing in my personal life. The author suggests that the most important thing …