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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Carbon footprints account for multiple harmful gases, and their average size differs widely across the world today.
Chapter 3: Texts and emails have a low impact, but these small actions can accumulate surprisingly fast.
Chapter 4: In some respects, plastic outperforms paper in terms of environmental impact.
Chapter 5: Travel methods vary in their carbon footprints, and flying consistently ranks as worst.
Chapter 6: Local produce and meat from non-ruminants generally have lower carbon footprints.
Chapter 7: Your favorite drinks might carry larger carbon footprints than you expect.
Chapter 8: You can handle cleaning in more environmentally conscious ways.
Chapter 9: Harmful gases can arise from nature, yet human-made emissions are far more numerous.
Chapter 10: Eating in a more environmentally conscious manner can significantly shrink your carbon footprint.
Description
In How Bad are Bananas? (2010), author Mike Berner-Lee provides readers with an A-to-Z guide of how they can start living a more environmentally conscious life and reduce their own carbon footprint. You may think you’re familiar with climate change and carbon footprints, but do you really know the everyday activities that contribute to the current environmental crisis? From grocery shopping to washing your clothes, you’ll learn how to be more efficient and less wasteful.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone curious about their own carbon footprint
- Environmentalists in the fight against global warming
- Consumers who want to make more informed purchases