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About this book
'It is terrific. I can't remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable all at the same time.' Bill Bryson How Bad Are Bananas? was a groundbreaking book when first published in 2009, when most of us were hearing the phrase 'carbon footprint' for the first time. Mike Berners-Lee set out to inform us what was important (aviation, heating, swimming pools) and what made very little difference (bananas, naturally packaged, are good!). This new edition updates all the figures (from data centres to hosting a World Cup) and introduces many areas that have become a regular part of modern life - Twitter, the Cloud, Bitcoin, electric bikes and cars, even space tourism. Berners-Lee runs a considered eye over each area and gives us the figures to manage and reduce our own carbon footprint, as well as to lobby our companies, businesses and government. His findings, presented in clear and even entertaining prose, are often surprising. And they are essential if we are to address climate change.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- A quick guide to carbon and carbon footprints
- Less than 10 grams
- 10 to 100 grams
- 100 grams to 500 grams
- 500 grams to 1 kilo
- 1 kilo to 10 kilos
- 10 kilos to 100 kilos
- 100 kilos to 1000 kilos
- 1 tonne to 10 tonnes
- 10 tonnes to 1000 tonnes
- Millions of tonnes
- Billions of tonnes
- Negative emissions
- What can we do?
- Where the numbers come from
- Appendix: calculating footprints
- Notes and references
- Thanks