Living the 1.5 degree lifestyle : why individual climate action matters more than ever / Lloyd Alter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alter, Lloyd, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable living.

Environmental protection--Citizen participation.

Environmental protection.

Climate change mitigation--Citizen participation.

Climate change mitigation.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

ix, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Living the one point five degree lifestyle

Place of Publication:

Gabriola, British Columbia : New Society Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do and shows how to slash your own carbon footprint by 80% to 2.5 tonnes per year by choosing a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as we race to save our only home from catastrophic heating."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. What's the 1.5-Degree Lifestyle?

2. Equity, Fairness, and the 2.5-Tonne Budget

3. Why Individual Actions Matter

4. Energy, Efficiency, and Sufficiency

5. What We Eat

6. How We Live

7. How We Move

8. Why We Buy

9. Conclusion: In Pursuit of Sufficiency.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Alter, Lloyd. Living the 1.5 degree lifestyle.

ISBN:

0865719640

9780865719644

OCLC:

1243349456

Publisher Number:

99989029198