There is no planet B : a handbook for the make or break years

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There is no planet B : a handbook for the make or break years

Author:

Berners-Lee, Mike author.

ISBN:

9781108821575

Edition:

Updated edition.

Physical Description:

xx, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Contents:

Introduction to the first edition -- Food -- More on climate and environment -- Energy -- Travel and transport -- Growth, money, and metrics -- People and work -- Business and technology -- Values, truth, and trust --Thinking skills for today's world -- Protest -- Big-picture summary -- What can I do? -- Appendix: Climate emergency basics.

Subject Term:

Power resources.

Power resources -- Environmental aspects.

Energy consumption.

Energy consumption -- Environmental aspects.

Climatic changes.

Pollution.

Environmental protection.

Summary:

Mike Berners-Lee thinks, writes, researches and consults on sustainability and responses to the challenges of the twenty-first century. He is the founder of Small World Consulting (SWC), an associate company of Lancaster University, which works with organisations from small businesses to the biggest tech giants. SWC is a leader in the field of carbon metrics, targets and actions. --

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Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, pandemics - the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most pressing, and what should we do first? Do we all need to become vegetarian? How can we fly in a low-carbon world? How can we take control of technology? And, given the global nature of the challenges we now face, what on Earth can any of us do, as individuals? Mike Berners-Lee has crunched the numbers and plotted a course of action that is full of hope, practical, and enjoyable. This is the big-picture perspective on the environmental and economic challenges of our day, laid out in one place, and traced through to the underlying roots - questions of how we live and think. This updated edition has new material on protests, pandemics, wildfires, investments, carbon targets and of course, on the key question: given all this, what can I do?

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In There Is No Planet B, Berners-Lee (Lancaster Univ.) offers an evidence-based handbook to guide humanity in addressing the most pressing problems of the 21st century. The book alternates between big picture perspective and small scale specifics as it considers the interconnected issues of food, energy, travel, and climate change. For each topic, Berners-Lee discusses the current context alongside opportunities for intervention and improvement. Both short-term fixes and long-term systemic changes are offered in the form of guidance for individuals, policy makers, and business leaders. In addition, Berners-Lee considers how the economy and its underlying values might need to shift to help us transition to a more just and thriving balance with each other and with the natural world. Thorough research and clear language combine to make the book eminently engaging. The organization of the text into key questions helps make it easily digestible. Finally, the author effectively balances a sense of urgency and sobriety with the optimism offered by a path forward to a better future. A great range of readers will find this book compelling and illuminating. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Jason L Rhoades, Antioch University New England

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