Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Author: Flannery, Tim
ISBN: 9781925355406
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Atmosphere of Hope presents the current state of the world in regards to climate change and its impacts on our planet, as well as the varied technologies and approaches being used to mitigate those effects
A decade after his internationally bestselling The Weather Makers, acclaimed scientist and author Tim Flannery argues that Earth's climate system is approaching a crisis. Catastrophe is not inevitable, but time is fast running out. Atmosphere of Hope provides both a snapshot of the trouble we are in and an up-to-the-minute analysis of some of the new possibilities for mitigating climate change that are emerging now.
From atmospheric carbon capture through extensive seaweed farming, CO2 snow production in Antarctica and the manufacture of carbon-rich biochar to reflecting the sun's rays by releasing sulphur into the atmosphere and painting landscapes and cities white, Flannery outlines an arrayof innovative technologies that give cause for hope.
ISBN: 9781925355406
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Atmosphere of Hope presents the current state of the world in regards to climate change and its impacts on our planet, as well as the varied technologies and approaches being used to mitigate those effects
A decade after his internationally bestselling The Weather Makers, acclaimed scientist and author Tim Flannery argues that Earth's climate system is approaching a crisis. Catastrophe is not inevitable, but time is fast running out. Atmosphere of Hope provides both a snapshot of the trouble we are in and an up-to-the-minute analysis of some of the new possibilities for mitigating climate change that are emerging now.
From atmospheric carbon capture through extensive seaweed farming, CO2 snow production in Antarctica and the manufacture of carbon-rich biochar to reflecting the sun's rays by releasing sulphur into the atmosphere and painting landscapes and cities white, Flannery outlines an arrayof innovative technologies that give cause for hope.
