Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis

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Explains the fast-approaching climate crisis while drawing on the latest scientific findings to outline promising clean technologies involving soft geo-engineering- -;Part One: Climate Science. The Weather Makers: Right or Wrong? ; The Waters of a Warming World ; Ominously Acidic Oceans ; How Are the Animals Doing? ; The Great Climatic Event Horizon -- Part Two: The Knife Blade We Perch On. The Great Disconnect ; Coal : Decline of a Giant ; What Future, Oil? ; Gas : Last Hurrah or Bridge to the Future? ; Divestment and the Carbon Bubble ; Where's Nuclear? ; Sunlight and Wind : Winning the Race ; At Last, EVs -- Part Three: Fight for the future. Adapting? ; Geoengineering : A Way Out? ; The Gigatonne Challenge ; Silicate Rocks, Cement and Smart Chemistry ; The New Carbon Capture and Storage ; The 2030 Challenge ; Deadline 2050 ; The Growing Power of the Individual. Part One: Climate Science. The Weather Makers: Right or Wrong? The Waters of a Warming World Ominously Acidic Oceans How Are the Animals Doing? The Great Climatic Event Horizon -- Part Two: The Knife Blade We Perch On. The Great Disconnect Coal : Decline of a Giant What Future, Oil? Gas : Last Hurrah or Bridge to the Future? Divestment and the Carbon Bubble Where's Nuclear? Sunlight and Wind : Winning the Race At Last, EVs -- Part Three: Fight for the future. Adapting? Geoengineering : A Way Out? The Gigatonne Challenge Silicate Rocks, Cement and Smart Chemistry The New Carbon Capture and Storage The 2030 Challenge Deadline 2050 The Growing Power of the Individual.