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The burning question, we can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas, so how do we quit?, Mike Berners-Lee & Duncan Clark

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The burning question, we can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas, so how do we quit?, Mike Berners-Lee & Duncan Clark

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-248) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The burning question

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

843776740

Responsibility statement

Mike Berners-Lee & Duncan Clark

Series statement

Science/politics

Sub title

we can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas, so how do we quit?

Summary

Entertaining and authoritative, 'The Burning Question' reveals climate change as the most fascinating intellectual, social and political puzzle in human history. It shows that - despite increasingly dire warnings from scientists - carbon emissions are still accelerating upwards, following a trend that goes back hundreds of years. --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

pt. One A problem of abundance -- 1. The curve -- 2. Heading for trouble fast -- 3. The trillion-tonne limit -- 4. Too much fuel in the ground -- 5. No deal on the horizon -- pt. Two Squeezing a balloon -- 6. Rebounds and ripples -- 7. People, money and technology -- pt. Three What's stopping us? -- 8. The write-off -- 9. The growth debate -- 10. The great global slumber -- 11. The problem of sharing -- pt. Four Not just fossil fuels -- 12. The supporting cast -- 13. Food, forests and fuels -- pt. Five What now? -- 14. Waking up -- 15. Capping the carbon -- 16. Pushing the right technologies -- hard -- 17. Dealing with land and smoke -- 18. Making a plan B -- 19. What can/do?

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