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Building a Resilient Tomorrow : How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption by Alice Chamberlayne Hill; HILL & MARTINEZ-DIAZ.; Leonardo Martinez-Diaz is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Climate change impacts-more heat, drought, extreme rainfall, and stronger storms-have already harmed communities around the globe. Even if the world could cut its carbon emissions to zero tomorrow, further significant global climate change is now inevitable. Although we cannot tell with certainty how much average global temperatures will rise, we do know that the warming we have experienced to date has caused significant losses, and that the failure to prepare for the consequences of further warming may prove to be staggering. Building a Resilient Tomorrow does not dwell on overhyped descriptions of apocalyptic climate scenarios, nor does it travel down well-trodden paths surrounding the politics of reducing carbon emissions. Instead, it starts with two central facts: climate impacts will continue to occur, and we can make changes now to mitigate their effects. While squarely confronting the scale of the risks we face, this pragmatic guide focuses on solutions-some gradual and some more revolutionary-currently being deployed around the globe. Each chapter presents a thematic lesson for decision-makers and engaged citizens to consider, outlining replicable successes and identifying

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Author

Alice Chamberlayne Hill; HILL & MARTINEZ-DIAZ.; Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190069247

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Management, Political Science, Science