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Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis

By Tim , Flannery

Book information

Publisher
Inc, The Text Publishing Company;Grove;Atlantic
Year
2015
ISBN
9780141981048, 0141981040, 9780802124067, 0802124062, 9780802190925, 0802190928, 9781443442381, 1443442380, 9781443442404, 1443442402, 9781925240191, 1925240193
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1059510 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

Ten years after his internationally bestselling The Weather Makers, acclaimed scientist and author Tim Flannery argues that Earths climate system is approaching a crisis. Catastrophe is not inevitable, but time is fast running out. In the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Summit to be held in Paris in December, Atmosphere of Hope provides both a snapshot of the trouble we are in and an up-to-the-minute analysis of some of the new possibilities for mitigating climate change that are emerging now. From atmospheric carbon capture through extensive seaweed farming, CO2 snow production in Antarctica and the manufacture of carbon-rich biochar to reflecting the suns rays by releasing sulphur into the atmosphere and painting landscapes and cities white, Flannery outlines an array of innovative technologies that give cause for hope. Tim Flannery has published over thirty books including the award-winning The Future Eaters, The...

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