A Newer World : Politics, Money, Technology, and What's Really Being Done to Solve the Climate Crisis /

This is an environmentalist's exploration of how we are bringing ourselves to the beginning of the end of the climate crisis and to the verge of sustainability. It is the story of the developments, trends, and visionary people that are, in many ways, mitigating the climate crisis and turning su...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hewitt, William F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, NH : University of New Hampshire Press, 2012, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Climate change mitigation.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climat > Changements > Attenuation.
Climat > Changements > Aspect economique.
Climat > Changements > Aspect politique.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Turning the corner on the climate crisis
  • Science, media, and the public: the message of climate change
  • Green power: renewable energy comes into its own
  • Bringing it all back home: clean tech in action
  • Breakthroughs: from Rio to Cancún, and beyond
  • Follow the money: environmental finance and green business
  • Planet green: the policy, politics, and practice revolution
  • A lighter footprint: climate change and sustainable development
  • A resilient future: adaptation, education, law, and lifestyle.

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