What would it be like to live in a low carbon world? Where our houses are heated not by gas, but by solar energy; where our cars run not on oil but on electricity; and where the countryside is empty of cows but full of new energy and food crops. Governments may talk about reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by eighty per cent by 2050, but any pursuit of significant change will require drastic changes in either our energy supply or our lifestyles, or preferably a combination of both. Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.
| ISBN | 0230282253 | | Pages | 248 | | ISBN13 | 9780230282254
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 416 | | Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | | Published in | Basingstoke | | Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan | | Series title | Energy, Climate and the Environment | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 223 | | Publication date | 29 Aug 2012 | | Width (mm) | 145 | | DEWEY | 333.72 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | Postgraduate |
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Introduction; H.Herring PART I: POLICY Why a Low-carbon Society; S.Peake Low Carbon Living in 2050; N.Hole What is the Carbon Footprint of a Decent Life?; A.Druckman & T.Jackson Transport and Mobility Choices in 2050; S.Potter A Low Carbon Transition; N.Strachan & T.Foxon PART II: CASE STUDIES Case Studies in Low Carbon Living; R.Roy Designing and Creating my Low Carbon Home; C.Mitchell Land Use Scenario 2050; G.Crabb & A.Thorogood Zero Carbon Britain: Time to Say 'we will'; T.Hawkes Low Carbon Society in Switzerland; B.Girod PART III: STORIES Little Greenham; J.Goodman The Housing Ladder; R.Levett The Refugee; T.Hawkes The Gun and the Sun; H.Herring Conclusion; H.Herring
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