Climate Change (WIRED guides)

Download or read book Climate Change (WIRED guides) written by Bianca Nogrady and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man-made global warming is advancing inexorably. Are there ways to halt it? In this invaluable, one-stop guide Bianca Nogrady analyses the science of climate change and offers a concise overview of the ways in which our carbon emissions might be reduced. She examines the challenges posed by food and energy production and the cutting-edge technologies that could mitigate their polluting effects. She looks at initiatives to create green industry and transport. She explains the economics of emissions trading schemes and the practicalities of geoengineering plans to trap greenhouse gases. And she addresses the fundamental question: is it possible to safeguard our future before it's too late?