Climate Change For Dummies

Master the hottest--and most chilling--topic in the world today

More and more frequent extreme weather events occur each year, and wildlife everywhere is increasingly endangered. Science fiction or science fact, most climate experts see this as our world on climate change--and, according to polls, a majority of people around the globe agree. Climate Change For Dummies allows you to investigate this hottest of hotly debated issues for yourself--examining its causes, the way it affects our lives, and what we can all do to make a difference.

This straightforward guide--cowritten by the former leader of Canada's Green Party and the Canadian Chief of Staff to the Minister of Natural Resources--sifts the fact from the fiction: Is climate change caused by human activity or by natural elements beyond our control? What contribution can clean energy make? What are our best and worst-case scenarios?

• What are the likely long- and short-term effects?
• How can human activity can impact the environment?
• Can individuals and governments help reverse the possible effects?
• Which are the best sources of cleaner energy?

With the IPCC predicting a 2.5-10°F warming over the next century, this complex subject will be making temperatures soar for years to come--on both sides of the debate. Climate Change For Dummies is the ideal tool to navigate these increasingly choppy waters--and to make an informed difference where you can.

Auteur

Elizabeth May is the former leader of the Green Party of Canada. She founded and served as the Executive Director of the Sierra Club Canada from 1989 to 2006. May has been the Member of Parliament in Canada since May 2011.

John Kidder was a founding member of the Green Party in British Columbia. He has been a cowboy, miner, fisher, range management specialist, technology entrepreneur, small farmer, and governance practitioner since then. The authors married on Earth Day 2019.

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The lowdown on the climate's dire condition

The planet is warmingthis we know. What will a warmer Earth mean for each of us? Climate Change For Dummies demystifies what you need to know about the science behind climate change and shows you in plain English what's happening on Earth. You'll investigate the causes of the climatic shift, including how we human-folk are altering Earth's atmosphere. Best of all, you'll explore how you can help with the solution. Discover how the sun, wind, earth, and ocean can provide clean sources of energy. And more! Inside

• Get the lowdown on carbon
• Grasp the effect of greenhouse gases
• Make sense of political debates
• Look at industry's role
• Explore renewable energy sources
• Identify solutions to the crisis

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Master the hottestand most chillingtopic in the world today

More and more frequent extreme weather events occur each year, and wildlife everywhere is increasingly endangered. Science fiction or science fact, most climate experts see this as our world on climate changeand, according to polls, a majority of people around the globe agree. Climate Change For Dummies allows you to investigate this hottest of hotly debated issues for yourselfexamining its causes, the way it affects our lives, and what we can all do to make a difference.

This straightforward guidecowritten by the former leader of Canada's Green Party and the Canadian Chief of Staff to the Minister of Natural Resourcessifts the fact from the fiction: Is climate change caused by human activity or by natural elements beyond our control? What contribution can clean energy make? What are our best and worst-case scenarios?

• What are the likely long- and short-term effects?
• How can human activity can impact the environment?
• Can individuals and governments help reverse the possible effects?
• Which are the best sources of cleaner energy?
  With the IPCC predicting a 2.510°F warming over the next century, this complex subject will be making temperatures soar for years to comeon both sides of the debate. Climate Change For Dummies is the ideal tool to navigate these increasingly choppy watersand to make an informed difference where you can.