
Climate of Hope
How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet
St Martin's Press
Published on 3. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-250-14208-5 (ISBN)
Description
The 2016 election left many people who are concerned about the environment fearful that progress on climate change would come screeching to a halt. But not Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope. They approach climate change from different perspectives, yet they arrive at similar conclusions: without agreeing on every point, they share a belief that cities, businesses, and citizens can lead - and win - the battle against climate change, no matter which way the political winds in Washington may shift.
In Climate of Hope, Bloomberg and Pope offer an optimistic look at the challenge of climate change, the solutions they believe hold the greatest promise, and the practical steps that are necessary to achieve them. Writing from their own experiences and sharing their own stories from government, business, and advocacy, Bloomberg and Pope provide a road map for tackling the most complicated challenge the world has ever faced. Along the way, they turn the usual way of thinking about climate change on its head: from top down to bottom up, from partisan to pragmatic, from costs to benefits, from tomorrow to today, and from fear to hope.
Bloomberg and Pope explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more prosperous. They aim to begin a new type of conversation on the issue that will spur bolder action by cities, businesses, and citizens - and even, someday, by Washington.
In Climate of Hope, Bloomberg and Pope offer an optimistic look at the challenge of climate change, the solutions they believe hold the greatest promise, and the practical steps that are necessary to achieve them. Writing from their own experiences and sharing their own stories from government, business, and advocacy, Bloomberg and Pope provide a road map for tackling the most complicated challenge the world has ever faced. Along the way, they turn the usual way of thinking about climate change on its head: from top down to bottom up, from partisan to pragmatic, from costs to benefits, from tomorrow to today, and from fear to hope.
Bloomberg and Pope explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more prosperous. They aim to begin a new type of conversation on the issue that will spur bolder action by cities, businesses, and citizens - and even, someday, by Washington.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Plus two 8-page color inserts that include photographs and graphs
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-14208-5 (9781250142085)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Michael Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP. He served as Mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 and was appointed as the Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change by the U.N. Secretary-General in 2014. CARL POPE is the former Executive Director and Chairman of the Sierra Club. He is now the principal adviser at Inside Straight Strategies and serves as a Senior Climate Adviser to Bloomberg. The author of three books, he writes regularly for Bloomberg View and Huffington Post.
Content
Preface
PART I: COMING TO CLIMATE
1. Going After Goliath
2. PlaNYC
PART II: WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT MATTERS
3. The Science
4. The Stakes
PART III: COAL TO CLEAN ENERGY
5. Coal's Toll
6. Green Power
PART IV: GREEN LIVING
7. Where We Live
8. How We Eat
PART V: TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
9. Cities Take the Wheel
10. Oil's Twilight
PART VI: COOL CAPITALISM
11. What We Make
12. How We Invest
PART VII: ADAPTING TO CHANGE
13. A Resilient World
14. New Normals
CONCLUSION
15. The Way Forward
Acknowledgments