{"product_id":"low-carbon-and-loving-it-adventures-in-sustainable-living-from-the-streets-of-india-to-middle-class-australia-9780648247708","title":"Low-Carbon and Loving It: Adventures in sustainable living - from the streets of India to middle class Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change is the most serious issue of our generation. It will likely bring sea-level rise displacing millions, lead to the loss of thousands of species, reduce food production and create geopolitical tensions - all by the end of this century. The fact that human-caused climate change is happening is now beyond dispute in the scientific community, yet despite the awful consequences, many people are apathetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLow-Carbon and Loving It\u003c\/em\u003e is an ordinary person's, easy-to-read guide to climate change. The book is divided into two sections. The \u003cem\u003eproblem\u003c\/em\u003e of climate change includes sections on the causes of climate change, its consequences and reasons why we've done so little up to now. Then the \u003cem\u003esolutions\u003c\/em\u003e, looks at both 'big-picture' and 'small-picture' solutions, including concrete ways for the reader to lead a lower-carbon life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe images, cartoons, 'Science Geek' and 'Myth-busting' boxes make \u003cem\u003eLow-Carbon and Loving It\u003c\/em\u003e an enjoyable read. The book gives readers an excellent understanding of climate change and empowers them to start making a personal response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, \u003cem\u003eLow-carbon and Loving It\u003c\/em\u003e is also the story of the Delaneys, an ordinary Australian family who have made some extraordinary choices. Mark and his wife have lived much of their working lives in the slums of India, befriending neighbours who struggle to survive day to day. The Delaneys have continued this lifestyle of voluntary simplicity for two decades. Their experience has given them a very different perspective on life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is these unique perspectives which allow father Mark, and co-author son Tom, to see afresh the climate crisis to which many in the West are blind. From their lives, they know a lower-carbon life is possible and even fulfilling, not only in India, but also in middle class Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark R. Delaney,Thomas S. Delaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Delaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648247708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelaney, Mark R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mark completed Law \u0026amp; Commerce degrees at the University of Queensland in the 1990s and a Masters in International Development from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2005. After a short-term trip to India in 1989 he became passionate about serving the global poor. He and Cathy married in 1993 and left for India in 1995, where they have spent 20 years in the slums, raising their two sons Tom (21) and Oscar (16). Mark and his family continue to live in poor neighbourhoods (that Westerners might call slums). There they attempt to bring a little more compassion and justice, through informal responses to community issues, relationships with neighbours \u0026amp; working with local community organisations.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelaney, Thomas S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tom is 21 years old. He has spent most of his life in Indian slums, periodically visiting family and friends in Australia. He has also studied at the University of Queensland, been a disability support worker and now teaches Hindi literacy to child labourers. Tom and his family have attempted to lead very low-carbon lives in the context of the high-carbon West and low-carbon slums. They've discovered that it is not only doable but can be fulfilling and fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Delaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185106972787,"sku":"9.78065E+12","price":22.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ad37b78d-09d6-4cbd-996a-6e10956e19cd.jpg?v=1767100485","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/low-carbon-and-loving-it-adventures-in-sustainable-living-from-the-streets-of-india-to-middle-class-australia-9780648247708","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}