Focusing on the stark realities of global warming, this book presents a graphic exploration of the potential consequences of human pollution over the next century. Written by a renowned author, it utilizes clear and engaging journalistic prose to convey the urgent insights of environmental scientists. Ideal for readers seeking to understand the impact of climate change, it serves as a crucial follow-up to influential works like An Inconvenient Truth and Boiling Point.
The green movement has got it very wrong. Nature no longer controls our planet -- it is humanity, 'the god species', that must save the environment we have inflicted unprecedented damage upon. And the tools we must use are the very technologies that environmentalist have told us for years will spell disaster: nuclear power, GM food and geo-engineering. In this blistering and urgent manifesto, Mark Lynas identifies a new future for the green movement and an entirely fresh agenda for how we will save the Earth, and ourselves
[This book] provides an explanation of the research that has enabled this
technology-something which led to countless misconceptions- about a field that
could provide perhaps the only solution to a planet with a population of ten
billion people--Amazon.com.
Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse.0We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children expect? Rigorously cataloguing the very latest climate science, Mark Lynas explores the course we have set for Earth over the next century and beyond. Degree by terrifying degree, he charts the likely consequences of global heating and the ensuing climate catastrophe. 0At one degree - the world we are already living in - vast wildfires scorch California and Australia, while monster hurricanes devastate coastal cities. At two degrees the Arctic ice cap melts away, and coral reefs disappear from the tropics. At three, the world begins to run out of food, threatening millions with starvation. At four, large areas of the globe are too hot for human habitation, erasing entire nations and turning billions into climate refugees. At five, the planet is warmer than for 55 million years, while at six degrees a mass extinction of unparalleled proportions sweeps the planet, even raising the threat of the end of all life on Earth. 0These escalating consequences can still be avoided, but time is running out. We must largely stop burning fossil fuels within a decade if we are to save the coral reefs and the Arctic. If we fail, then we risk crossing tipping points that could push global climate chaos out of humanity's control. 0
This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas
delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if
current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse.
Focusing on environmental awareness, this guide offers readers a comprehensive method for calculating their carbon footprint. It provides practical strategies and actionable tips for reducing individual carbon emissions, empowering readers to make informed choices for a more sustainable lifestyle. The book emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in combating climate change and encourages proactive measures to lessen one's environmental impact.
The No Logo of climate change - a book that shows how global warming is not a
theory we should still debate, but something that has already happened on a
global scale.
The book highlights the urgent threat of nuclear war, arguing that it poses a more immediate danger to humanity than climate change. It describes the chilling reality of a potential nuclear strike, where decision-making time for the U.S. president could be as little as six minutes. The catastrophic consequences of a nuclear exchange would lead to mass extinction and the collapse of civilization. The author calls for an international political movement aimed at abolishing nuclear weapons, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address this critical issue.
«6 Grad mehr» ist ein drastischer Weckruf, der zeigt, welche fatalen Folgen es haben wird, wenn die großen Industrienationen weiterhin ihre Klimaziele verfehlen. In seinem Buch spielt der Wissenschaftsjournalist Mark Lynas durch, was passieren wird, wenn die Erde sich weiter global erwärmt. In sechs Kapiteln erklärt er unter Zuhilfenahme aller vorhandenen Studien und wissenschaftlichen Zukunftsmodelle, was bei einer graduellen Erhöhung der Erdtemperatur von 1 bis 6 Grad geschehen wird. Er beschreibt Dürren, ausbleichende Korallen, Verwüstungen durch schmelzende Gletscher, zunächst geografische Verschiebungen, später das Verschwinden von fruchtbarem Land und ultimativ die Gefahr, dass alles Leben auf der Erde endet.
