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How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? Tony Juniper

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? By Tony Juniper

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? by Tony Juniper


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Summary

An impassioned manifesto for ecological action in the face of rapid climate change by the director of Friends of the Earth.

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? Summary

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet?: 95 Ways to Save Planet Earth by Tony Juniper

The human world sits on the brink of potentially catastrophic environmental change. If we do not drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and start that process now, it is projected that in the second half of the 20th century the cost of climate damage could amount to a fifth of global GDP. The latest science confirms that there is now only a decade left for action. How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Planet is a clarion call for urgent action in the face of environmental change that threatens to devastate human societies. In it Tony Juniper, director of Friends of the Earth for England and Wales, presents his programme for staving off environmental, economic and social disaster. His '95 articles for comfort, security and survival' embrace actions needed to reduce carbon emissions and protect the Earth's natural ecosystems, measures required to establish sustainable farming methods and conserve agricultural biodiversity, and wider economic reforms needed to create a proper economic context for environmental sustainability and to make quality of life - rather than growth in GDP - the target outcome of economic activity. Passionately written and cogently argued, How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Planet is essential reading for anyone who cares about the world our children will inherit.

How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet? Reviews

His proposals for global strategies are thoughtful, idealistic, rational and pure of heart - The Times * The Times *
It would be hard not to find much to agree with...he is not afraid to think big - Daily Mail * Daily Mail *
Passionate and thought-provokingThe Good Book Guide * Good Book Guide *
His manifesto contains ideas that are so rational, thoughtful and obvious that you are surprised that they are not already up and running - Sunday Tribune * Sunday Tribune *

About Tony Juniper

Tony Juniper is Executive Director for Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and Vice Chair Friends of the Earth International. He is the author of Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird (2002).

Table of Contents

Preface Interesting Times The Unprecedented Challenge of Climate Change The Fabric of Life Feeding Frenzy A to B One-Planet Consumers Economics for the Real World Globalization on a Finite Earth From Competition to Cooperation Making a Difference Notes

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9781847243713
1847243711
How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet?: 95 Ways to Save Planet Earth by Tony Juniper
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
20080110
304
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