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AUTHOR |
Hillman, Mayer. |
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TITLE |
The suicidal planet : how to prevent global climate catastrophe / Mayer Hillman with Tina Fawcett and Sudhir Chella Rajan. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : St MArtin's Press, 2007. |
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DESCRIPTION |
vi, 296 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-278) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Beyond the planet”¦s limits : climate change : why, how, and what next? -- As if there”¦s no tomorrow : energy use : past, present, and future -- Eyes wide shut : the response of the general public -- Wishful thinking : the role of technology -- Fiddling while Rome burns : what government is doing to reduce fossil fuel dependence -- Turning the tanker around : international negotiations on climate change -- The blueprint for survival : contraction and convergence -- Fair shares for all : personal carbon allowances -- Carbon watchers : how to live within the carbon allowance -- Conclusions : climate by negligence or climate by choice. |
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SUBJECT |
Global warming -- Government policy. |
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SUBJECT |
Global warming -- Prevention. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Geography. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Energy Technology & the Environment. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Fawcett, Tina. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Rajan, Sudhir Chella, 1961-. |
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ISBN |
9780312353551 (hbk.). |