The citizen's guide to climate success : overcoming myths that hinder progress
Mark Kenneth Jaccard (Author)
"Sometimes solving climate change seems impossibly complex, and it is hard to know what changes we all can and should make to help. This book offers hope. Drawing on the latest research, Mark Jaccard shows us how to recognize the absolutely essential actions (decarbonizing electricity and transport) and policies (regulations that phase out coal plants and gasoline vehicles, carbon tariffs). Rather than feeling paralyzed and pursuing ineffective efforts, we can all make a few key changes in our lifestyles to reduce emissions, to contribute to the urgently needed affordable energy transition in developed and developing countries. More importantly, Jaccard shows how to distinguish climate-sincere from insincere politicians and increase the chance of electing and sustaining these leaders in power. In combining the personal and the political, The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success offers a clear and simple strategic path to solving the greatest problem of our times."-- Publisher's website
Print Book,English, 2020
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2020
xiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781108479370, 9781108742665, 1108479375, 1108742661
1110157223
1. The role of myths in our climate-energy challenge; 2. The art of deluding ourselves and others; 3. Climate scientists are conspirators; 4. All countries will agree on climate fairness; 5. This fossil fuel project is essential; 6. We must price carbon emissions; 7. Peak oil will get us first anyway; 8. We must change our behavior; 9. We can be carbon neutral; 10. Energy efficiency is profitable; 11. Renewables have won; 12. We must abolish capitalism; 13. The simple path to success with our climate-energy challenge; Bibliography; Index.