A completely new book on the politics of climate change in a post-Copenhagen world.
Danny Chivers is a freelance carbon analyst and environmental writer. He recently created for The Guardian newspaper an online carbon calculator encapsulating all of the UK's emissions - and is working on one that will do the same for the US. He is also a prominent performance poet.
Contents
Foreword by Nicola Bullardoo
Introduction
Part A: The Science
1 How do we know that climate change is happening?
2 How bad could it get?
3 Why is climate denial on the rise?
Part B: The Solutions
4 Where are all the emissions coming from?
5 How much do we need to cut?
6 What are the solutions?
Part C: The Way Forward
7 What is the political history of climate change?
8 Why haven't we fixed it yet?
9 What is it going to take?
10 What might a zero-carbon future look like?
11 Ten top tips to save the climate
Bibliography and Useful Contacts
Index