A "smart, honest, and down-to-earth" (Elizabeth Kolbert) citizen's
guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference
for our climate.
If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to
install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based meat, you're thinking too
small.
In The Big Fix, energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New
York Times reporter Justin Gillis offer a new, hopeful way to engage
with one of the greatest problems of our age. Writing in a lively,
accessible style, the pair illuminate how the really big decisions
that affect our climate get made*--whether by the most obscure public
utilities commissions or in the lofty halls of state capitols--*and
reveal how each of us can influence these decisions to deliver change.
The pair focus on the seven areas of our political economy where
ambitious but practical changes will have the greatest effect: from what
kind of power plants to build to how much insulation new houses require
to how efficient cars must be before they're allowed on the road.
Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring*--and "full of illustrative stories
and compelling evidence" (Al Gore)--The Big Fix* provides an action
plan for anyone serious about holding our governments accountable and
saving our threatened planet.
