The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming
\ \ This is a terrific labor. Nowhere will readers find a more exhaustive, yet accessible, treatment of the climate challenge. The Climate Challenge is a terrific resource for anyone interested in understanding the preeminent issue of our time. Guy Dauncey's skills as an educator are on full display in this masterful work! — Gary Gardner, Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute\ A lot has been written about climate change over the last few years, but this is a real cracker....
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Immediate and practical climate change solutions for everyone.
Preface xAcknowledgments xiDedication xiiPart 1 The ChallengeThe Challenge 2A Gift from the Past 4Our Story 6Earth's Miraculous Atmosphere 8The Greenhouse Gases 10Methane - The Forgotten Gas 12Black Carbon 14Greenhouse Gases Chart 16The First and Second Alarm Bells 18The Third and Fourth Alarm Bells 20The Fifth Alarm Bell 22Six Degrees of Danger 24How to Talk to a Climate Denier 26The Crucial Data 28What Targets Should We Adopt? 30What Then Must We Do? 32Faith in Earth's Future 34Is the Oil Running Out? 36Energy Security 38Earth's Future Buildings 40Earth's Future Transport 42Those Pesky Energy Data 44Earth's Future Electricity 46Earth's Future Water Power 48Renewable Energy - The Small Print 50Earth's Future Bioenergy 52Earth's Future Wastes 54Nuclear - Hope or Hype? 56Hydrogen - Hope or Hype? 58Clean Coal - Hope or Hype? 60Earth's Future Farms 62Earth's Future Forests 64Earth's Future Atmosphere 66Earth's Future Economy 68Pathways to a Climate-Friendly Future 70The Climate Solutions Dividend 72Getting Serious 74Part 2 The SolutionsTen Solutions for Individuals1 Calculate Your Carbon Footprint 782 Change the Way You Eat 803 WaJce Up to Green Eectricity 824 Keep it Warm, Keep it Cool 845 Heat Your Home Without Carbon 866 Change the Way You Travel 887 Drive a Greener Car 908 Take a Climate-Friendly Vacation 929 Change Your Consumer Habits 9410 Become a Climate Champion 96Ten Solutions for Champions11 Solutions for Friends, Family and Neighbors 9812 Solutions for Schools 10013 Solutions for Higher Education 10214 Solutionsfor Faith Communities 10415 Solutions for Artists, Musicians, Comedians and Athletes 10616 Start a Climate Action Group 10817 Take the Initiative 11018 Become Political 11219 Build a Nation-wide Movement 11420 Build a Global Movement 116Ten Solutions for Communities21 Accept the Challenge 11822 Engage the Community 12023 Reduce Your Corporate Emissions 12224 Encourage Green Mobility 12425 Encourage More Walking, Cycling, and Transit 12626 Become a City of Green Buildings 12827 Go for Green Energy 13028 Worship Your Wastes 13229 Grow More Food, Plant More Trees 13430 Plan Ahead for a Green, Stormy Future 136Ten Solutions for Businesses31 Join the Challenge 13832 Four Solutions for Every Business 14033 Solutions for the Financial Sector 14234 Solutions for Retail Stores 14435 Solutions for Architects, Builders and Developers 14636 Solutions for the Cement Industry 14837 Solutions for Industry and Manufacturing 15038 Solutions for Forest Companies 15239 Solutions for the Media 15440 Form New Partnerships 156Five Solutions for Farmers41 Become a Carbon Farmer 15842 Become an Organic Farmer 16043 Become a Green Rancher 16244 Become an Energy Farmer 16445 Keep on Farming! 166Five Solutions for Transportation46 Solutions for the Auto Industry 16847 Solutions for Trucking 17048 Solutions for Rattways 17249 Solutions for Shipping and Ports 17450 Solutions for Aviation 176Ten Solutions for Energy Companies51 Invest in the New Apollo Program 17852 Maximize Energy Efficiency 18053 Develop the Best Low-Income Programs 18254 Invest in Wind Energy 18455 Invest in Solar Thermal and Geothermal Power 18656 Invest in Solar Energy 18857 Leam from Austin, Texas 19058 Build a Smart Grid 19259 Solutions for the Gas Industry 19460 Solutions for the Oil Industry 196Twenty Five Solutions for Governments61 Prepare for the Deluge 19862 Plan for a Climate-Friendly World 20063 Lead by Example 20264 Get Everyone Engaged 20465 Inspire People 20666 Build a Super-Efficient Nation 20867 Make All Your Buildings Zero Carbon 21068 Make All Your Cities Green 21269 Plan for 100% Renewable Electricity 21470 Build a Supergrid 21671 Phase Out All Fossil Fuels 21872 Stop the Methane Emissions 22073 Reduce the Impact of Food and Farming 22274 Capture Carbon from the Atmosphere 22475 Develop a Sustainable Transportation Strategy 22676 Develop a Sustainable Vehicles Strategy 22877 Develop a Sustainable Bioenergy Strategy 23078 Put a Price on Carbon 23279 Introduce Cap and Trade for Industry 23480 Launch a Green New Deal 23681 Invest in the Climate-Friendly Future 23882 Build a Zero-Waste Economy 24083 Build a Green-Collar Economy 24284 Ditch Neo-Classical Economics 24485 Become a Global Player 246Five Solutions for Developing Nations86 Scramble! This is Serious 24887 Build a Politics of Change 25088 Build Ecological Cities 25289 Build Solar Villages 25490 Solutions for China 256Ten Global Solutions91 Restore a Climate-Friendly World 25892 Forge a New Global Treaty 26093 Adopt Climate Solutions Treaties 26294 Establish a Global Climate Fund 26495 Protect the World's Forests and Grasslands 26696 Slow Global Population Growth 26897 Phase out the F-Gases 27098 Decarbonize Global Financing 27299 Adopt Natural Capitalism 274100 Build A Global Movement 276One Solution for All of Us101 Don't Sit This One Out 278Notes 280Index 302About the Author 307
