{"product_id":"the-hot-topic-what-we-can-do-about-global-warming-9780156033183","title":"The Hot Topic: What We Can Do about Global Warming","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLast year, awareness about global warming reached a tipping point. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow one of the most dynamic writers and one of the most respected scientists in the field of climate change offers the first concise guide to both the problems and the solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuiding us past a blizzard of information and misinformation, Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King explain the science of warming, the most cutting-edge technological solutions from small to large, and the national and international politics that will affect our efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile there have been many other books about the problem of global warming, none has addressed what we can and should do about it so clearly and persuasively, with no spin, no agenda, and no exaggeration. Neither Walker nor King is an activist or politician, and theirs is not a generic green call to arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, they propose specific ideas to fix a very specific problem. Most importantly, they offer hope: This is a serious issue, perhaps the most serious that humanity has ever faced. But we can still do something about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd they'll show us how.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle Walker, David King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.30w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156033183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2008 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/28\/2008 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2008 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2008 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Sci-Tech Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sir David King is the UK Government's Chief Science Adviser. In this position, he has instigated the Energy Research Partnership, run the Government Foresight program on Flood and Coastal Defenses, and set up the Climate Change Conference at Exeter in 2005, as well as lectured on climate change to numerous parliaments and governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalker, Gabrielle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - GABRIELLE WALKER has a PhD in chemistry from Cambridge University and has taught at both Cambridge and Princeton universities. She is a consultant to \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, contributes frequently to BBC Radio, and writes for many newspapers and magazines. She is also the author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eAn Ocean of Air\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAntarctica\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39927181738099,"sku":"0156033186","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_777f2a83-3a32-46af-98ac-9e62a8d04a5d.jpg?v=1647523528","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-hot-topic-what-we-can-do-about-global-warming-9780156033183","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}