Cooler Smarter Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living /

How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days-what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work-may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the clima...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: The Union of Concerned Scientists (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Environment.
Climatology.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Cogeneration of electric power and heat.
Fossil fuels.
Environmental health.
Environmental Sciences.
Climate Sciences.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Fossil Fuel.
Environmental Health.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Part I. Thinking about Your Climate Choices. 1. Can One Person Make a Difference?
  • 2. Sweat the Right Stuff
  • 3. The Weight of the Evidence: How We Know the Planet Is Warming
  • Part II. Making Effective Climate Choices. 4. Driving Down Emissions
  • 5. Home Is Where the Heat Is
  • 6. Taking Charge of Electricity at Home
  • 7. A Low-Carbon Diet
  • 8. The Right Stuff
  • Part III. Rescuing the Future. 9. Step Up, Connect, Transform
  • 10. Stepping Up at Work
  • 11. Making Government Work for Us
  • 12. Welcome to Our Low-Carbon Future
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A: Resources
  • Appendix B: Our Paths to 20: Team Member Statements about Reducing Our Own Carbon Footprints
  • Appendix C: An Explanation of Our Research and Analysis Methodology
  • Appendix D: Research Results
  • Notes
  • About the Authors
  • Index.

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