The citizen's guide to climate success : overcoming myths that hinder progress /

Sometimes solving climate change seems impossibly complex, and it is hard to know what changes we all can and should make to help. This book offers hope. Drawing on the latest research, Mark Jaccard shows us how to recognize the absolutely essential actions (decarbonizing electricity and transport)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jaccard, Mark Kenneth (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Energy policy. Climatic changes > Government policy. Environmental policy. Environmental responsibility. Sustainable development. Politique énergétique. Environnement > Politique gouvernementale. Responsabilité environnementale. Développement durable. environmental policy. sustainable development. Climatic changes > Government policy Energy policy Environmental policy Environmental responsibility Sustainable development climate policy energy policy environmental economics environmental politics Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half-title page
Reviews
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Role of Myths in Our Climate-Energy Challenge
Chapter 2 The Art of Deluding Ourselves and Others
Chapter 3 Climate Scientists Are Conspirators
Chapter 4 All Countries Will Agree on Climate Fairness
Chapter 5 This Fossil Fuel Project Is Essential
Chapter 6 We Must Price Carbon Emissions
Chapter 7 Peak Oil Will Get Us First Anyway
Chapter 8 We Must Change Our Behavior
Chapter 9 We Can Be Carbon Neutral
Chapter 10 Energy Efficiency Is Profitable
Chapter 11 Renewables Have Won
Chapter 12 We Must Abolish Capitalism
Chapter 13 The Simple Path to Success with Our Climate-Energy Challenge
Notes
Bibliography
Index.