Climate of hope : how cities, businesses, and citizens can save the planet / Michael Bloomberg, Carl Pope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloomberg, Michael, author.

Pope, Carl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Social aspects.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Political aspects.

Global warming--Social aspects.

Global warming.

Global warming--Political aspects.

Climate change mitigation.

Local Subjects:

Global warming--Social aspects.

Global warming--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

264 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, [2017]

Summary:

"The 2016 election left many people who are concerned about the environment fearful that progress on climate change would come screeching to a halt. But not Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope. Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and former mayor of New York City, and Pope, a lifelong environmental leader, approach climate change from different perspectives, yet they arrive at similar conclusions. Without agreeing on every point, they share a belief that cities, businesses, and citizens can lead--and win--the battle against climate change, no matter which way the political winds in Washington may shift. In Climate of Hope, Bloomberg and Pope offer an optimistic look at the challenge of climate change, the solutions they believe hold the greatest promise, and the practical steps that are necessary to achieve them. Writing from their own experiences, and sharing their own stories from government, business, and advocacy, Bloomberg and Pope provide a road map for tackling the most complicated challenge the world has ever faced."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Part I. Coming to climate. Going after Goliath

PlaNYC

Part II. What it is and why it matters. The science

The stakes

Part III. Coal to clean energy. Coal's toll

Green power

Part IV. Green living. Where we live

How we eat

Part V. Travel directions. Cities take the wheel

Oil's twilight

Part VI. Cool capitalism. What we make

How we invest

Part VII. Adapting to change. A resilient world

New normals

Conclusion. The way forward.

Notes:

"April 2017"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781250142078

1250142075

OCLC:

962051568

Publisher Number:

99972604131