To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



The Carbon Calculator

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Carbon Calculator
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Lynas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111
Category/GenrePollution and threats to the environment
ISBN/Barcode 9780007258697
ClassificationsDewey:363.73
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Collins
Publication Date 5 March 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

How to calculate your carbon footprint and practical tips on how to reduce it. Written by Mark Lynas, one of Britain's most respected commentators on environmental issues, The Carbon Calculator shows you how to reduce your carbon footprint and help protect the environment. * Measuring your carbon footprint, from food shopping, to work, holidays, and clothes. The handy carbon calculator takes you through each aspect of everyday living, helping you to assess the impact you are having on the environment. * How do you measure up? Allows you to measure your carbon footprint against averages around the world and guage what sort of targets should you be setting yourself. * How can you improve your carbon footprint? Lots of suggestions on how to adapt your lifestyle to make it more environmentally-friendly. * Who can help? Hints, tips, and advice on who to ask, where to go, and what to do. The Carbon Calculator is printed in Great Britain on FSC approved paper.

Author Biography

Mark Lynas is a journalist, campaigner and author of several books on the environment, including High Tide (2004), Six Degrees (2007), The God Species (2011), Nuclear 2.0 (2013) and Seeds of Science (2018). He has written for CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Times, the Guardian and is a visiting fellow with the Alliance for Science at Cornell University, New York. He lives in Herefordshire.

Reviews

Praise for High Tide: 'There will be many more books like High Tide, but this will be remembered as the breaker of new ground.' Independent 'Clear, lucid, and informative.' New Stateman