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.