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The Carbon Code: How You Can Become a Climate Change Hero
Our world is getting hotter, and it's our fault. Our addiction to fossil fuels is destroying not only our ancient planet, but our modern civilization. How can we protect our fragile ecosystems while preserving our way of life? How can we respond to climate change deniers who mock the fact that environmental activists use fossil fuels? In short, how can your average concerned citizen live a normal life in a carbon-based economy without being justifiably called a hypocrite? In The Carbon Code, conservation biologist Brett Favaro answers these thorny questions, offering simple strategies to help you reduce your carbon footprint--without abandoning common sense.
Favaro's Carbon Code of Conduct is based on the four R's: Reduce, Replace, Refine, and Rehabilitate. After outlining the scientific basics of climate change and explaining the logic of the code he prescribes, the author describes carbon-friendly technologies and behaviors we can adopt in our daily lives. However, he acknowledges that individual action, while vital, is insufficient. To achieve global sustainability, he insists that we must make the fight against climate change "go viral" through conspicuous conservation.
The Carbon Code is a tool of empowerment. People don't need to be climate change experts to be part of the solution! In this book, Brett Favaro shows you how to take ownership of your carbon footprint and adopt a lifestyle of conspicuous conservation that will spur governments and corporations to do the same. Climate-friendly action is the best decision on every dimension--economics, health and well-being, and social justice. Saving the planet is, after all, about saving ourselves. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change.
Favaro's Carbon Code of Conduct is based on the four R's: Reduce, Replace, Refine, and Rehabilitate. After outlining the scientific basics of climate change and explaining the logic of the code he prescribes, the author describes carbon-friendly technologies and behaviors we can adopt in our daily lives. However, he acknowledges that individual action, while vital, is insufficient. To achieve global sustainability, he insists that we must make the fight against climate change "go viral" through conspicuous conservation.
The Carbon Code is a tool of empowerment. People don't need to be climate change experts to be part of the solution! In this book, Brett Favaro shows you how to take ownership of your carbon footprint and adopt a lifestyle of conspicuous conservation that will spur governments and corporations to do the same. Climate-friendly action is the best decision on every dimension--economics, health and well-being, and social justice. Saving the planet is, after all, about saving ourselves. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change.
240 pages, Hardcover
Published April 22, 2017
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February 17, 2019
A really good guide to the practical steps you can take to help alleviate climate change, both in terms of your personal actions, behaviors, and consumption patterns, as well as policies to advocate for with your elected representatives.
February 3, 2018
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Our world is getting hotter, and it's our fault. Our addiction to fossil fuels is destroying not only our ancient planet, but our modern civilization. How can we protect our fragile ecosystems while preserving our way of life? How can we respond to climate change deniers who mock the fact that environmental activists use fossil fuels? In short, how can your average concerned citizen live a normal life in a carbon-based economy without being justifiably called a hypocrite? In The Carbon Code, conservation biologist Brett Favaro answers these thorny questions, offering simple strategies to help you reduce your carbon footprint--without abandoning common sense.
Favaro's Carbon Code of Conduct is based on the four R's: Reduce, Replace, Refine, and Rehabilitate. After outlining the scientific basics of climate change and explaining the logic of the code he prescribes, the author describes carbon-friendly technologies and behaviors we can adopt in our daily lives. However, he acknowledges that individual action, while vital, is insufficient. To achieve global sustainability, he insists that we must make the fight against climate change "go viral" through conspicuous conservation.
The Carbon Code is a tool of empowerment. People don't need to be climate change experts to be part of the solution! In this book, Brett Favaro shows you how to take ownership of your carbon footprint and adopt a lifestyle of conspicuous conservation that will spur governments and corporations to do the same. Climate-friendly action is the best decision on every dimension--economics, health and well-being, and social justice. Saving the planet is, after all, about saving ourselves. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change.
My Review:
I received a copy of The Carbon Code from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Do you care about the environment? Do you want to do all you can to help? Do you feel like your existence is what's destroying the world? Then this is the book for you!
I originally downloaded this book because I thought it would be good to learn more about global warming and climate change, and how to help the planet. I did not, however, expect to learn as much as I did in these two hundred and some pages. I teaches you basics, and really goes in depth on how to do your part if you're someone who already knows a lot about being environmentally friendly. Not only are switching to climate friendly alternatives better for the planet, but they're also cheaper, and better for your personal health as well. A lot of books like these I feel like I'm sort of reading a text book, but this one isn't like that. I enjoyed learning about this subject.
Did you know that we may only have thirty years before we hit a level of pollution that we can't go back from? When the glaciers are done melting due to climate change, not only will there be more water but it will be warmer water as well. Hot water takes up more space than cold water, and some island places and coastal area's like California will be completely wiped off the map. No one wins in the case of Climate Change. If you live by the sea, your city will drown. If you live high up, you'll be flattened by a storm. If you beat the storm, you'll face thirst and hunger because there won't be anywhere to grow food, and all the water will be ocean. If you manage to get past that, the world might just turn out to be an apocalyptic wasteland. Not only is the ocean growing, but it's composition is changing due to the chemicals in the rest of the world. Plant and wildlife are decreasing at an alarming rate. This is all because of people. How can we save ourselves if we can't even switch to environmentally friendly brands? This future makes the mass extinction that the dinosaurs faced look like a breeze. 50% of the world's emissions are caused by the richest 10% of the population. These are just a few things I've learned from this book, and this is real.
Overall this book really taught me a lot. I learned that in thirty years, if we as a species don't change our ways of polluting our planet, we will hit a threshold that we won't be able to go back from. Chemistry, our world, our entire existence doesn't care if you don't believe in Climate Change and Global Warming. It will keep happening. And I think everyone should read this informative book. Definitely check it out if you get the chance.
Here's a link to the book on Amazon, and another to the authors Twitter.
https://www.amazon.ca/Carbon-Code-Bec...
https://twitter.com/LetsFishSmarter
Thanks for reading! Check out this review and more at my blog.
(Radioactivebookreviews.wordpress.com)
Our world is getting hotter, and it's our fault. Our addiction to fossil fuels is destroying not only our ancient planet, but our modern civilization. How can we protect our fragile ecosystems while preserving our way of life? How can we respond to climate change deniers who mock the fact that environmental activists use fossil fuels? In short, how can your average concerned citizen live a normal life in a carbon-based economy without being justifiably called a hypocrite? In The Carbon Code, conservation biologist Brett Favaro answers these thorny questions, offering simple strategies to help you reduce your carbon footprint--without abandoning common sense.
Favaro's Carbon Code of Conduct is based on the four R's: Reduce, Replace, Refine, and Rehabilitate. After outlining the scientific basics of climate change and explaining the logic of the code he prescribes, the author describes carbon-friendly technologies and behaviors we can adopt in our daily lives. However, he acknowledges that individual action, while vital, is insufficient. To achieve global sustainability, he insists that we must make the fight against climate change "go viral" through conspicuous conservation.
The Carbon Code is a tool of empowerment. People don't need to be climate change experts to be part of the solution! In this book, Brett Favaro shows you how to take ownership of your carbon footprint and adopt a lifestyle of conspicuous conservation that will spur governments and corporations to do the same. Climate-friendly action is the best decision on every dimension--economics, health and well-being, and social justice. Saving the planet is, after all, about saving ourselves. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change.
My Review:
I received a copy of The Carbon Code from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Do you care about the environment? Do you want to do all you can to help? Do you feel like your existence is what's destroying the world? Then this is the book for you!
I originally downloaded this book because I thought it would be good to learn more about global warming and climate change, and how to help the planet. I did not, however, expect to learn as much as I did in these two hundred and some pages. I teaches you basics, and really goes in depth on how to do your part if you're someone who already knows a lot about being environmentally friendly. Not only are switching to climate friendly alternatives better for the planet, but they're also cheaper, and better for your personal health as well. A lot of books like these I feel like I'm sort of reading a text book, but this one isn't like that. I enjoyed learning about this subject.
Did you know that we may only have thirty years before we hit a level of pollution that we can't go back from? When the glaciers are done melting due to climate change, not only will there be more water but it will be warmer water as well. Hot water takes up more space than cold water, and some island places and coastal area's like California will be completely wiped off the map. No one wins in the case of Climate Change. If you live by the sea, your city will drown. If you live high up, you'll be flattened by a storm. If you beat the storm, you'll face thirst and hunger because there won't be anywhere to grow food, and all the water will be ocean. If you manage to get past that, the world might just turn out to be an apocalyptic wasteland. Not only is the ocean growing, but it's composition is changing due to the chemicals in the rest of the world. Plant and wildlife are decreasing at an alarming rate. This is all because of people. How can we save ourselves if we can't even switch to environmentally friendly brands? This future makes the mass extinction that the dinosaurs faced look like a breeze. 50% of the world's emissions are caused by the richest 10% of the population. These are just a few things I've learned from this book, and this is real.
Overall this book really taught me a lot. I learned that in thirty years, if we as a species don't change our ways of polluting our planet, we will hit a threshold that we won't be able to go back from. Chemistry, our world, our entire existence doesn't care if you don't believe in Climate Change and Global Warming. It will keep happening. And I think everyone should read this informative book. Definitely check it out if you get the chance.
Here's a link to the book on Amazon, and another to the authors Twitter.
https://www.amazon.ca/Carbon-Code-Bec...
https://twitter.com/LetsFishSmarter
Thanks for reading! Check out this review and more at my blog.
(Radioactivebookreviews.wordpress.com)
March 30, 2019
This easy to read book covers the main ways in which an individual can reduce their personal carbon footprint. It calls for readers to create their own ‘carbon code’ or personal guidelines on how to live a life where minimizing greenhouse gas emissions is a factor considered in everything we do. For anyone interested in climate change much of what is covered in this book may not be news – eat less meet, travel less, use less electricity. However it was great to hear about some real numbers in relation to these issues and I found the way in which these issues were covered to be very accessible. The author also talks about bigger scale solutions to climate change and calls for readers to contact their MPs to advocate for these issues. One piece I felt lacking from this book was the wider impact of changing some of these behaviours. For example if there is a huge population shift from meat eating to veg eating…..how does this impact farmers in developing world countries....what is the social impact and how can this be minimized? I would have liked to hear more about that but this seemed to be beyond the scope of the book. All in all a very worthwhile read for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge on climate change and looking for tips on how to live a more sustainable life.
May 24, 2017
“How can we reconcile our desire to save the planet from the worst effects of climate change with our dependence on the systems that cause it? How can we demand that industry and governments reduce their pollution, when ultimately we are the ones buying the polluting products and contributing to the emissions that harm our shared biosphere?”
These thorny questions are at the heart of Brett Favaro’s new book The Carbon Code (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017). While he readily concedes there can be no perfect answers, his book provides a helpful framework for working towards the immediate, ongoing carbon emission reductions that most of us already know are necessary.
Favaro’s proposals may sound modest, but his carbon code could play an important role if it is widely adopted by individuals, by civil organizations – churches, labour unions, universities – and by governments.
Full review at: http://www.resilience.org/stories/201...
These thorny questions are at the heart of Brett Favaro’s new book The Carbon Code (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017). While he readily concedes there can be no perfect answers, his book provides a helpful framework for working towards the immediate, ongoing carbon emission reductions that most of us already know are necessary.
Favaro’s proposals may sound modest, but his carbon code could play an important role if it is widely adopted by individuals, by civil organizations – churches, labour unions, universities – and by governments.
Full review at: http://www.resilience.org/stories/201...
December 10, 2017
Whoever is concerned about environment and actions (small or grandiose one) gotta read it (and follow it).
May 15, 2022
Just read the last chapter.
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