Climate Change For Dummies. Elizabeth May
the Carbon Sinks: Land Use Chapter 6: Taking It Personally: Individual Sources of Emissions Driving Up Emissions: Transportation and GHGs Using Energy around the House You Are What You Eat: Food and Carbon Wasting Away
7 Part 3: Examining the Effects of Climate Change Chapter 7: Focusing on Not-So-Natural Disasters H2 Oh No: Watery Disasters Stormy Weather: More Intense Storms and Hurricanes Forest Fires and Wildfires: Trees and Grasses as Fuel Turning Up the Heat Examining the Negative Side Effects of Positive Feedback Loops Chapter 8: Risking Flora and Fauna: Impacts on Plants and Animals Understanding the Stresses on Ecosystems Warming the World’s Waters: Threats to the Underwater World Risking Earth’s Forests Preparing for Mass Extinctions Chapter 9: Hitting Home: Global Warming’s Direct Effect on People Focusing on the Health Scare — Outbreaks and Diseases Putting Pressure on the Fields Paying the Price for Global Warming Feeling the Heat First: Unequal Effects
8 Part 4: Political Progress: Fighting Global Warming Nationally and Internationally Chapter 10: Voting for Your Future: What Governments Can Do If They Had a Million Dollars … Wait — They Do! — Funding Measures Putting Programs into Place Cleaning Up Transportation Redefining Long-Term Investments Laying Down the Law Identifying Some Success Stories Chapter 11: Beyond Borders: Progress on a Global Level Understanding Why Global Agreements Are Important Examining the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Looking At the Paris Agreement Introducing the World’s Authority on Global Warming: The IPCC Chapter 12: Developing in the Face of Climate Change Identifying Challenges Faced by Developed and Developing Nations Promising Developments: Looking at Progress in China, Brazil, and India Choosing Sustainable Development
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Part 5: Solving the Problem
Chapter 13: Powering the World — Renewable Green Energy
Addressing Energy Demand
Changing How to Handle Fossil Fuel’s Emissions
Reducing Energy Demand
Investigating Renewable Energy Options
Exploring Another Nonrenewable Energy Source: Nuclear Power
Chapter 14: Show Me the Money: Business and Industrial Solutions
Processing and Manufacturing Efficiently
Trading Carbon between Manufacturers — The Carbon Market
Constructing Greener Buildings
Identifying Corporate Success Stories
Recognizing Corporate Nonsuccess Stories
Focusing on Support from the Professional Service Sector
Looking At Farming and Forestry
Chapter 15: Activists without Borders: Nongovernmental Organizations
Understanding What NGOs Do
Meeting This Generation
Getting Involved
Chapter 16: Lights, Camera, Action: The Media and Climate Change
Growing News Coverage
Focusing on Science on the Red Carpet
Worldwide Warming: Climate Change Blogs
Bestselling Books: Reading between the Lines
Chapter 17: Figuring Out How to Change before Global Warming Is Unstoppable
Asking Tough Questions
Making the Changes in Limited Time
Addressing What Needs to be Done
Understanding Disruption
Ending