Global Warming and Social Innovation : the Challenge of a Climate Neutral Society.
Societies need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 per cent in order to counter the risks of climate change. This study envisions a climate neutral society - one where the output of polluting gases is minimised by social innovations set up in households by local authorities through develop...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Earthscan,
2002.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Societies need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 per cent in order to counter the risks of climate change. This study envisions a climate neutral society - one where the output of polluting gases is minimised by social innovations set up in households by local authorities through developments in information and communications technologies and dematerialization and through the shift towards product service systems and emissions trading. The work discusses the possibilities for steering and orchestrating this long-term transition towards a climate-friendly society mapping paths throu. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849771450 1849771456 1280475862 9781280475863 |