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Author : Greg Roza
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404217775
Explains ways to have a "green" vacation, from things to do before leaving to environmentally ways of traveling.
Author : Linley Erin Hall
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404217768
Explores how to "live green" when it comes to food and the kitchen.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee to Review the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309471695
Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the risks to society and the impacts of continued climate change can be lessened. The National Climate Assessment, coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, is a mandated report intended to inform response decisions. Required to be developed every four years, these reports provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of climate change impacts available for the United States, making them a unique and important climate change document. The draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report reviewed here addresses a wide range of topics of high importance to the United States and society more broadly, extending from human health and community well-being, to the built environment, to businesses and economies, to ecosystems and natural resources. This report evaluates the draft NCA4 to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.
Author : Anita Girvan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317218647
Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor. The carbon footprint metaphor has achieved a ubiquitous presence in Anglo-North American public contexts since the turn of the millennium, yet this metaphor remains under-examined as a crucial mediator of political responses to the urgent crisis of climate change. Existing books and articles on the carbon footprint typically treat this metaphor as a quantifying metric, with little attention to the shifting mediations and practices of the carbon footprint as a metaphor. This gap echoes a wider gap in understanding metaphors as key figures in mediating more-than-human relations at a time when such relations profoundly matter. As a timely intervention, this book addresses this gap by using insights from environmental humanities and political ecology to discuss carbon footprint metaphors in popular and public texts. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students of environmental humanities, political ecology, environmental communication, and metaphor studies.
Author : The F Team
Publisher : Trapeze
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781409199670
This book will show you all the ways YOU can change how you travel to help save the planet. As we come out of lockdown, many of us are thinking about getting out of the house and going on holiday but it's never been more important to think about how we get from A to B. Packed with 101 tips and tricks to reducing your carbon footprint when you're on the go, this practical little book shows that everybody can do something to protect our environment. From how you travel to work, head to the shops, go on holiday and more, this book is a must-read for everyone. Why do we need to act now? Aviation alone accounts for at least 2% of global carbon emissions and an economy-class return flight from London to NYC emits the equivalent CO2 of 11% of the average annual emissions of someone in the UK. We can all make a change and contents includes: - EVERYDAY TRAVEL (including commuting, shopping and getting around) - PLANNING (how to plan an eco-friendly holiday) - PACKING (savvy tips to pack with the planet in mind) - TO FLY OR NOT TO FLY? (lots of alternatives to flying) - WHEN YOU GET THERE (how to be a green tourist) No change is too small to make a difference.
Author : George Graybill
Publisher : Classroom Complete Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781553199311
Engage students in global climate change by personalizing their own carbon footprint. Our resource introduces students to the effects of global climate change and its human-related causes. Start with a detailed look at the greenhouse effect. Identify all the ways a kitchen uses energy. Break down the steps involved with farm to table and how each step adds to the carbon footprint. Calculate your travel footprint and learn ways to help reduce it. Understand that your carbon footprint doesn't lessen after throwing things out. Look at the bigger picture and calculate how your own carbon footprint fits with the community. Help reduce the carbon footprint by brainstorming ways to make environmentally-friendly rules part of the social contract. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional graphic organizers, carbon footprint calculator, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.
Author : Mike Berners-Lee
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781553658320
Part green-lifestyle guide, part popular science, How Bad Are Bananas? is the first book to provide the information we need to make carbon-savvy purchases and informed lifestyle choices and to build carbon considerations into our everyday thinking. The book puts our decisions into perspective with entries for the big things (the World Cup, volcanic eruptions, the Iraq war) as well as the small (email, ironing, a glass of beer). And it covers the range from birth (the carbon footprint of having a child) to death (the carbon impact of cremation). Packed full of surprises — a plastic bag has the smallest footprint of any item listed, while a block of cheese is bad news — the book continuously informs, delights, and engages the reader. Solidly researched and referenced, the easily digestible figures, statistics, charts, and graphs (including a section on the carbon footprint of various foods) will encourage discussion and help people to make up their own minds about their consumer choices.
Author : Amanda Bishop
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778729184
Describes the concept of a "carbon footprint" and describes ways that people can conserve energy and protect the environment.
Author : Sarah B. David
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435848122
This book explores how to live green at home. Describes straightforward ways for people to change their habits and increase sustainability.
Author : Rafeal Mechlore
Publisher : Wsm Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8196724330
In a world where people are becoming more aware of their impact on the environment, the desire to minimize carbon footprints has moved beyond the realm of specialized efforts and into the mainstream conversation. The book "Reducing Carbon Footprint: Sustainable Tourism Initiatives Worldwide," which examines how sustainable tourism practices are changing the way we explore the world while minimizing our impact on the environment, can be found at the intersection of this imperative and the global tourism industry. Tourism that is sustainable should be a global priority There is no question that tourism is one of the most important contributions to the economy of the entire world, since it influences the lives of billions of people each year. However, the expansion of this sector is accompanied by environmental issues, such as rising carbon emissions, the destruction of habitat, and the strain placed on local resources. The book "Reducing Carbon Footprint" recognizes these difficulties but places its primary emphasis on the outstanding solutions that are currently being developed all around the world. What Else This Book Has to Offer This book goes deep into the fundamental idea of sustainable tourism, providing readers with an in-depth grasp of what it is, its guiding principles, and how it is influencing travel in the modern era. This section lays the groundwork by providing an explanation of the intricate interaction that exists between tourism and the natural world, as well as the socioeconomic repercussions and revolutionary possibilities of sustainable tourism. The author then digs into the important subject of calculating carbon footprints in the tourism industry, providing insights into the methodologies, data, and procedures that are utilized for this particular purpose. The reader will learn how to evaluate the effect that their travel choices have on the surrounding environment, which will enable them to make more educated selections. The attention then switches to options that can actually be implemented. This book examines a variety of eco-friendly tourist techniques that, on a global scale, are contributing to the reduction of carbon footprints. It shows readers how even seemingly insignificant choices may have a significant influence on the environmental legacy that we leave behind by taking them on a trip that begins with environmentally responsible lodging and continues with environmentally responsible dining and transportation options.
Author : Roland Clift,Angela Druckman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319205717
How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved? Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.
Author : Chris Goodall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136542152
Drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world. Governments and businesses have been slow to act - individuals need to take the lead now if we are to avoid climate chaos. Each Westener is responsible for an average 10 - 20 tonnes of carbon emissions each year (depending on where you live). In How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, Chris Goodall shows how easy it is to take responsibility, providing a comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your CO2 emissions and reducing them to a more sustainable 2 tonnes a year. This fully revised and expanded new edition takes into account new government targets on emissions reductions and includes up-to-date calculations and extensive graphics clearly laying out the path to a low-carbon life.
Author : Harriet Dyer
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781787838666
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the thought of the climate emergency? Do you want an eco-friendly lifestyle but don’t know where to start? Then dive into this little book, full of simple, achievable ways to help you reduce your carbon footprint. From tips on creating a more eco-friendly home and ways to reduce your plastic use, to advice on shopping sustainably, within these pages you will discover everything you need to know to help you make planet-friendly choices and live a more sustainable life.
Author : Bill Gates
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780735280458
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this urgent, singularly authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversible climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on exactly what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only gathers together all the information we need to fully grasp how important it is that we work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases but also details exactly what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. He describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions; where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively; where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions--suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but by following the guidelines he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Author : Paul Hawken
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781524704650
• New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.” —Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming “There’s been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.” —David Roberts, Vox “This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook—only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.” —Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth’s warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being—giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.