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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Global warming from human carbon emissions is real—and still potentially reversible.
Chapter 3: Renewable power from sun, wind, and water must replace all power from fossil fuels.
Chapter 4: We must eat less meat, diversify agriculture, and significantly cut down on our food waste.
Chapter 5: Cities must improve building standards, infrastructure, and power systems to save energy significantly overall.
Chapter 6: Conventional transportation modes must grow more fuel-efficient and be replaced by climate-friendly alternatives over time.
Chapter 7: We must protect forests, peatlands and wetlands, and restore degraded natural landscapes.
Chapter 8: Traditional materials should be recycled post-use and replaced with sustainable alternatives whenever possible.
Chapter 9: Focused education initiatives can empower people worldwide to reduce their carbon footprints more effectively.
Chapter 10: Technologies like self-driving cars, ocean farming, and carbon capture offer further potential to reverse emissions significantly.
Description
There’s no doubt: global warming is real and its main driver is carbon emissions from human activity. Drawdown (2017) argues that despite the depth of the climate crisis humans have manufactured, it’s not too late for us to turn back the clock. From solar power to agroforestry to electric cars, Drawdown compiles countless proven ways that radically reduce human carbon emissions. This essential guide contains all the knowledge and technology that we need to reverse global warming and save the world.
Who Should Listen
- Individuals who care about the future of humanity
- Business owners, policy makers, activists and homeowners who want to make a measurable difference
- Science nerds, tech enthusiasts and nature lovers