"This is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of
climate change." - New York Magazine
"The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive,
unflinching, humane." - The Daily Beast
"A must-read." - The Guardian
The essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time,
Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) is a clear-eyed
overview of the science, conflicts, and implications of our warming
planet.
From Joseph Romm, Chief Science Advisor for National Geographic's Years
of Living Dangerously series and one of Rolling Stone's "100 people who
are changing America," Climate Change offers user-friendly,
scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly
politicized) questions surrounding what climatologist Lonnie Thompson
has deemed "a clear and present danger to civilization."
New questions about climate change addressed in this guide include:
- Analysis of the Paris climate agreement, including the United States'
withdrawal
- Examines implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and
wind power to batteries and electric cars
- The latest on climate science, including updates on efforts to stem or
slow climate change
- Insights into what Donald Trump's presidency means for climate action
in the US and internationally
As the global response to climate change continues to evolve, Climate
Change: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) offers smart, unbiased answers
to the most difficult questions in an area dogged by misunderstanding
and politicization.
