
Climate Change
What Everyone Needs to Know (R)
Joseph Romm(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
2nd Edition
Published on 12. July 2018
Book
Hardback
346 pages
978-0-19-086611-2 (ISBN)
Description
"This is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change." (New York Magazine)
"The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." (The Daily Beast)
"A must-read." (The Guardian)
The essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time, CLIMATE CHANGE: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) is a clear-eyed overview of the science, conflicts, and implications of our warming planet.
From Joseph Romm, Chief Science Advisor for National Geographic's Years of Living Dangerously series and one of Rolling Stone's "100 people who are changing America," CLIMATE CHANGE offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding what climatologist Lonnie Thompson has deemed "a clear and present danger to civilization."
Questions about climate change addressed in this guide include:
? How will climate change affect day-to-day life in the coming decades?
? What are the implications of owning coastal property in the age of climate change?
? Is retirement to South Florida (or the U.S. Southwest, or even Southern Europe) safe?
? What are the implications of the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty?
? What does Donald Trump's presidency mean for climate action in the United States and around the globe?
? Are efforts to combat climate change making a difference?
As the global response to climate change continues to evolve, CLIMATE CHANGE: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) offers smart, unblemished answers to the most difficult questions in an area dogged by misunderstanding and politicization.
"The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." (The Daily Beast)
"A must-read." (The Guardian)
The essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time, CLIMATE CHANGE: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) is a clear-eyed overview of the science, conflicts, and implications of our warming planet.
From Joseph Romm, Chief Science Advisor for National Geographic's Years of Living Dangerously series and one of Rolling Stone's "100 people who are changing America," CLIMATE CHANGE offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding what climatologist Lonnie Thompson has deemed "a clear and present danger to civilization."
Questions about climate change addressed in this guide include:
? How will climate change affect day-to-day life in the coming decades?
? What are the implications of owning coastal property in the age of climate change?
? Is retirement to South Florida (or the U.S. Southwest, or even Southern Europe) safe?
? What are the implications of the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty?
? What does Donald Trump's presidency mean for climate action in the United States and around the globe?
? Are efforts to combat climate change making a difference?
As the global response to climate change continues to evolve, CLIMATE CHANGE: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) offers smart, unblemished answers to the most difficult questions in an area dogged by misunderstanding and politicization.
Reviews / Votes
Given the pressing need for action, CLIMATE CHANGE is the right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane. * The Daily Beast * A must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today. * The Guardian * Romm provides a useful primer on the drivers of climate change, the ways that the world might achieve that target, and the obstacles to moving away from business as usual... [the book] is full of useful information and accessible analysis. * Foreign Affairs * An up-to-date, comprehensive examination of the science behind climate change, what these environmental issues mean for the future, and possible clean energy solutions. * Mother Earth News *More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-086611-2 (9780190866112)
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Person
Joseph Romm, Ph.D., is one of the country's most influential communicators on climate science and solutions. Romm is Chief Science Advisor for National Geographic's Years of Living Dangerously series, which won the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series. He is the founding editor of Climate Progress, which New York Times columnist Tom Friedman called "the indispensable blog." In 2009, Time named him one of its "Heroes of
the Environment," calling him "The Web's most influential climate-change blogger." In 2009, Rolling Stone put Romm on its list of 100 "people who are reinventing America." Romm was acting assistant secretary of energy in 1997, where he oversaw $1 billion in low-carbon technology development and deployment. He is a Senior Fellow at the
Center for American Progress and holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT.
the Environment," calling him "The Web's most influential climate-change blogger." In 2009, Rolling Stone put Romm on its list of 100 "people who are reinventing America." Romm was acting assistant secretary of energy in 1997, where he oversaw $1 billion in low-carbon technology development and deployment. He is a Senior Fellow at the
Center for American Progress and holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT.
Content
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change
I. Climate Science Basics
II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change
III. Projected Climate Impacts
IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts
V. Climate Politics and Policies
VI. The Role of Clean Energy
VII. Climate Change and You
PRIMARY SOURCES
ENDNOTES
INDEX
PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change
I. Climate Science Basics
II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change
III. Projected Climate Impacts
IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts
V. Climate Politics and Policies
VI. The Role of Clean Energy
VII. Climate Change and You
PRIMARY SOURCES
ENDNOTES
INDEX