How are we going to explain this? : our future on a hot earth / Jelmer Mommers ; translated by Laura Vroomen and Anna Asbury
By: Mommers, Jelmer [author].
Contributor(s): Vroomen, Laura [translator] | Asbury, Anna [translator].
Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., ©2020Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.Description: xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781982163136.Uniform titles: Hoe gaan we dit uitleggen . English Subject(s): Global warming -- Popular works | Climatic changes -- Popular works | Environmentalism -- Popular works | Sustainable livingGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | QC903 .M65813 2020 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000017102 |
"Originally published in the Netherlands in 2020 as Hoe gaan we dit uitleggen by De Correspondent"--Title page verso
"Previously published in Great Britain in 2020 by Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-203)
Preface -- What's the problem? How we got into trouble ; There's something in the air ; All bets are off -- Where are we headed? It's not too late ; Future scenario 1: Walls ; Future scenario 2: Forests -- What can we do? Alternatives and opportunities ; The battle of the century ; The power of small changes -- Appendix: Twelve climate-related misconceptions
Draws on up-to-date science to outline specific steps that must be taken individually and collectively to mitigate, prevent and reverse catastrophic environmental damage
If climate change is the biggest threat humanity has ever faced, then why are we doing so little about it? And where do we go from here? Mommers describes how we got here, what possible futures await us, and how you can help make a difference. This updated translation includes responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. -- adapted from back cover
Translated from the Dutch