Cool, intelligent and entertaining, Pocket Issue cuts through our sound bite culture with the all-important facts. In as little as 20 minutes, you will be briefed on some of the biggest challenges facing our world - climate change, terrorism, oil shortages - giving you the confidence to hold your own at the dinner table or the water cooler.
“Exactly what any busy person needs – the facts at your fingertips! Never get caught out again when a conversation starts on the big issues of our time."
Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 & Panorama
"A brilliant wheeze: The essence of the debate in a very approachable format."
Harriet Lane, The Observer
"Interesting and insightful, Pocket Issue succinctly outlines the problem, the possible consequences and the hard decisions that need to be taken."
Dr Christopher Brierley, Researcher in climate Dynamics, Yale University
“...pithy and short enough to be absorbed in a sitting. Prep yourself by keeping the one on global warming in the downstairs loo...”
Mary Killen, The Spectator
| ISBN | 0955441501 | | Pages | 80 | | ISBN13 | 9780955441509
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 150 | | Publisher | Pocket Issue Limited | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Pocket Issue Limited | | Series title | Pocket Issue S. | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 180 | | Publication date | 01 Mar 2007 | | Width (mm) | 120 | | Illustrator | Andrjez Krauze | | Spine width (mm) | 6 | | DEWEY | 333.79 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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*One Minute Guide *Roots o The Energy Crisis Global warming and dwindling resources - why is there an energy crisis? o Oil Is the world's oil running out and how will this change our lives? o Natural Gas Why the UK's cash cow is becoming its biggest headache? o Coal Why all eyes are on the world's dirtiest fuel? o Nuclear Energy Low carbon saviour or dangerous cash guzzler? o Renewable Energies Wind, solar, biofuel ... can renewables ever be more than expensive top-ups? o Hydrogen Sky's the limit or pie in the sky? *Key Players The people and institutions that will influence our lives in the UK. *Stargazing What would be a good and bad scenario come 2030. *What can you do? How you can make a mark, including some handy first-steps to get you going. *Further Reading The best places to keep up-to-date and some first steps for further research. *The Glossary Jargon-free explanations
'Exactly what any busy person needs - the facts at your fingertips! Never get caught out again when a conversation starts on the big issues of our time.' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 & Panorama. 'A brilliant wheeze: the essence of the debate in a very approachable format.' Harriet Lane, The Observer. 'Interesting and insightful, Pocket Issue succinctly outlines the problem, the possible consequences and the hard decisions that need to be taken.' Dr Christopher Brierley, Researcher in Climate Dynamics, Yale University."For everyone who wants to be informed but lacks the time (or attention span)." Alex Clark, The observer
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