Speed & scale : an action plan for solving our climate crisis now
Record details
- ISBN: 0593420470
- ISBN: 9780593420478
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Physical Description:
xxxi, 415 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Portfolio : Penguin, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Introduction : what's the plan? -- Part I. Zero out emissions. 1. Electrify transportation ; 2. Decarbonize the grid ; 3. Fix food ; 4. Protect nature ; 5. Clean up industry ; 6. Remove carbon -- Part II. Accelerate the transition. 7. Win politics and policy ; 8. Turn movements into action ; 9. Innovate! ; 10. Invest! -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Notes -- Index -- Image credits. |
Summary, etc.: | "By turns pragmatic and inspiring, SPEED & SCALE intersperses Doerr's wide-ranging analysis with firsthand accounts from Jeff Bezos, Christiana Figueres, Al Gore, Mary Barra, Bill Gates, and other intrepid policy leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and activists. A launchpad for those who are ready to act now, this book is geared to leaders in every walk of life. With a definitive action plan, the latest science, and a rising climate movement on our side, we can still reach net zero before it is too late. But as Doerr reminds us, there is no more time to waste"-- |
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Subject: | Climate change mitigation Greenhouse gas mitigation Social responsibility of business Climat Changements Atténuation Gaz à effet de serre Réduction Entreprises Responsabilité sociale |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | QC 903 .D64 2021 (Text) | 30401147768943 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |