How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to stopping climate change /
Goodall, Chris.
How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to stopping climate change / Chris Goodall. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007. - ix, 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.
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 -- extraordinary cheapness of fossil fuels -- scope for government action -- inadequacy of alternative means of reducing emissions -- No one else is doing much, so you'd better do something yourself -- How our lives generate emissions and what we can do about it -- Home heating -- Water heating and cooking -- Lighting -- Household appliances -- Car travel -- Public transport -- Air travel -- Food -- Other indirect sources of greenhouse gas emissions -- Domestic use of renewable energy -- Cancelling out emissions -- Conclusions -- Afterword -- Appendix : Sources of the main averages -- Notes -- List of acronyms and abbreviations. 1. The 2. The 3. The 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
9781844074266 (pbk.) 1844074269 (pbk.)
2006100479
GBA702966 bnb
013640089 Uk
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Climatic factors.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects.
Consumers--Environmental aspects.
Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects.
Cambios climáticos--Aspectos sociales.
QC 981.8 / G646h 2007
363.738/7
How to live a low-carbon life : the individual's guide to stopping climate change / Chris Goodall. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007. - ix, 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-310) and index.
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 -- extraordinary cheapness of fossil fuels -- scope for government action -- inadequacy of alternative means of reducing emissions -- No one else is doing much, so you'd better do something yourself -- How our lives generate emissions and what we can do about it -- Home heating -- Water heating and cooking -- Lighting -- Household appliances -- Car travel -- Public transport -- Air travel -- Food -- Other indirect sources of greenhouse gas emissions -- Domestic use of renewable energy -- Cancelling out emissions -- Conclusions -- Afterword -- Appendix : Sources of the main averages -- Notes -- List of acronyms and abbreviations. 1. The 2. The 3. The 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
9781844074266 (pbk.) 1844074269 (pbk.)
2006100479
GBA702966 bnb
013640089 Uk
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Climatic factors.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects.
Consumers--Environmental aspects.
Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects.
Cambios climáticos--Aspectos sociales.
QC 981.8 / G646h 2007
363.738/7