Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know®

<strong>"This is, for my money, the best single source primer on the state of climate change." </strong><strong><em>New York</em></strong><strong> Magazine</strong><br><br>"The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." <em>The Daily Beast</em><br><br>"A must read." <em>The Guardian</em><br><br>The essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time, <em>Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know </em>is a clear eyed overview of the science, conflicts, and implications of our warming planet. <br><br>From Joseph Romm, Chief Science Advisor for National Geographic's <em>Years of Living Dangerously</em> series and one of Rolling Stone's "100 people who are changing America," <em>Climate Change</em> offers user friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding what climatologist Lonnie Thompson has deemed "a clear and present danger to civilization." <br><br>New questions about climate change addressed in this guide include:<br><br>· Analysis of the Paris climate agreement, including the United States' withdrawal<br>· Examines implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and wind power to batteries and electric cars<br>· The latest on climate science, including updates on efforts to stem or slow climate change<br>· Insights into what Donald Trump's presidency means for climate action in the US and internationally<br> <br>As the global response to climate change continues to evolve, <em>Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know </em>offers smart, unbiased answers to the most difficult questions in an area dogged by misunderstanding and politicization.<br>