How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to stopping climate change / Chris Goodall.
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- ISBN: 9781844074266 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1844074269 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: ix, 319 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: London ; Earthscan, 2007.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | List of figures and tables -- Sources and units of measurement -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : Getting from 12 1/2 tonnes to 3 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person -- 1. The extraordinary cheapness of fossil fuels -- 2. The scope for government action -- 3. The inadequacy of alternative means of reducing emissions -- 4. No one else is doing much, so you'd better do something yourself -- 5. How our lives generate emissions and what we can do about it -- 6. Home heating -- 7. Water heating and cooking -- 8. Lighting -- 9. Household appliances -- 10. Car travel -- 11. Public transport -- 12. Air travel -- 13. Food -- 14. Other indirect sources of greenhouse gas emissions -- 15. Domestic use of renewable energy -- 16. Cancelling out emissions -- 17. Conclusions -- Afterword -- Appendix : Sources of the main averages -- Notes -- List of acronyms and abbreviations. |
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