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3. SOME CLIMATE BASICS: WHAT WE MEAN BY “CARBON FOOTPRINT,” HOW WE MEASURE IT, AND WHY IT MATTERS
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- PROLOGUE: CLIMATE MARCH AT THE CROSSROADS 1
- 1. CLIMATARIANISM: OUR PERSONAL MORAL OBLIGATION 5
- 2. WHY BOTH INDIVIDUAL ACTION AND COLLECTIVE POLICY WILL BE NEEDED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE 25
- 3. SOME CLIMATE BASICS: WHAT WE MEAN BY “CARBON FOOTPRINT,” HOW WE MEASURE IT, AND WHY IT MATTERS 41
- 4. SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO CAN REALLY CLAIM TO BE DOING IT? 55
- 5. WHAT IS INDIVIDUAL CARBON SUSTAINABILITY, THEN? 65
- 6. GOING ON A CARBON DIET TO SAVE THE PLANET 77
- 7. SURPRISING CARBON IMPACT COMPARISONS: IF YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO SWEAT ONE KIND OF STUFF, SWEAT BIG STUFF, NOT SMALL STUFF 91
- 8. GRAPPLING WITH THE BIG FOUR: ELECTRICITY, HEAT, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD 103
- 9. HAVING FUN ON A CARBON BUDGET 151
- 10. MEDIUM-TERM GOAL: GETTING TO ZERO 167
- POSTSCRIPT: INDIVIDUAL CLIMATE ACTION IN THE TRUMP ERA: NOW MORE THAN EVER 187
- APPENDIX. SAMPLE CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATION 193
- INDEX 199
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE ix
- PROLOGUE: CLIMATE MARCH AT THE CROSSROADS 1
- 1. CLIMATARIANISM: OUR PERSONAL MORAL OBLIGATION 5
- 2. WHY BOTH INDIVIDUAL ACTION AND COLLECTIVE POLICY WILL BE NEEDED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE 25
- 3. SOME CLIMATE BASICS: WHAT WE MEAN BY “CARBON FOOTPRINT,” HOW WE MEASURE IT, AND WHY IT MATTERS 41
- 4. SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT IS IT, AND WHO CAN REALLY CLAIM TO BE DOING IT? 55
- 5. WHAT IS INDIVIDUAL CARBON SUSTAINABILITY, THEN? 65
- 6. GOING ON A CARBON DIET TO SAVE THE PLANET 77
- 7. SURPRISING CARBON IMPACT COMPARISONS: IF YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO SWEAT ONE KIND OF STUFF, SWEAT BIG STUFF, NOT SMALL STUFF 91
- 8. GRAPPLING WITH THE BIG FOUR: ELECTRICITY, HEAT, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD 103
- 9. HAVING FUN ON A CARBON BUDGET 151
- 10. MEDIUM-TERM GOAL: GETTING TO ZERO 167
- POSTSCRIPT: INDIVIDUAL CLIMATE ACTION IN THE TRUMP ERA: NOW MORE THAN EVER 187
- APPENDIX. SAMPLE CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATION 193
- INDEX 199