There Is No Planet B
Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, antibiotics, plastics, pandemics – the list of concerns seems endless. But what is most pressing, and what should we do first? Do we all need to become vegetarian? How can we fly in a low-carbon world? How can we take control of technology? And, given the global nature of the challenges we now face, what on Earth can any of us do, as individuals? Mike Berners-Lee has crunched the numbers and plotted a course of action that is full of hope, practical, and enjoyable. This is the big-picture perspective on the environmental and economic challenges of our day, laid out in one place, and traced through to the underlying roots – questions of how we live and think. This updated edition has new material on protests, pandemics, wildfires, investments, carbon targets and of course, on the key question: given all this, what can I do?
Acknowledgements
What is New in this Updated Edition? Notes on Units
Introduction
1. Food
2. More on Climate and Environment
3. Energy
4. Travel and Transport
5. Growth, Money and Metrics
6. People and Work
7. Business and Technology
8. Values, Truth and Trust
9. Thinking Skills for Today's World
10. Protest
11. Big-Picture Summary
12. What Can I Do? Summary
Appendix: Climate Emergency Basics
Alphabetical Quick Tour
Notes on Units
Endnotes
Index.
Mike Berners-Lee thinks, writes, researches and consults on sustainability and responses to the challenges of the twenty-first century. He is the founder of Small World Consulting (SWC), an associate company of Lancaster University, which works with organisations from small businesses to the biggest tech giants. SWC is a leader in the field of carbon metrics, targets and actions. His previous books include How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything (2010) and The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal, and Gas. So How Do We Quit? (2013, co-written with Duncan Clark). This book explores the big picture of climate change and the underlying global dynamics, asking what mix of politics, economics, psychology and technology is really required to deal with the problem. Berners-Lee is a professor in the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University, where he develops practical tools for thinking about the future, and researches the global food system and carbon metrics.
| Pm Supplier | CUP Spring Promo Offers |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 110882157X |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9781108821575 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2021-01-21 |
| Pm Author | Berners-Lee,Mike |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- A short book in Q&A format with practical advice for the years and decades ahead.
- Key Info: 38 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps, 2 tables
- Author: Berners-Lee,Mike
- Page Count: 288
- Publication Date: 2021-01-21
There Is No Planet B
- A short book in Q&A format with practical advice for the years and decades ahead.
- Key Info: 38 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps, 2 tables
- Author: Berners-Lee,Mike
- Page Count: 288
- Publication Date: 2021-01-21
