Factfulness Sustainability

What you should know about Ecological Crises and Resource Consumption

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Using the relevant international reports and databases, it presents overall contexts where otherwise usually only individual, striking figures are picked out. With over 70 graphic illustrations, the book thus paints a new picture of the state of the planet and of the effects of human economic activity and consumption.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-28
Mått:127 x 203 x 18 mm
Vikt:350 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662655573
Originaltitel:Faktencheck Nachhaltigkeit

Utforska kategorier

Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Thomas Unnerstall, born in 1960, studied physics, mathematics and philosophy in Germany and the USA. After receiving his doctorate in physics, he first worked for several years in the Ministry of the Environment in Baden-Württemberg and then held management positions in the energy industry for over 20 years. Today he is an international consultant and book author. His books "Faktencheck Energiewende" and "Energiewende verstehen" have also been published by Springer-Verlag.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Part I - Three theses.- The most important challenge is: Switching from fossil to renewable energy sources.- "The Western way of economy and life is ecologically unsustainable" - not true.- It is worth fighting.- Part II - Basics.- World population.- Land use.- Food.- Drinking water.- Part III - Energy and raw materials.- Energy.- Raw materials.- Part IV - Ecological hotspots.- The "ecological footprint".- Biodiversity and species extinction.- Forest loss - Deforestation. Drinking water.- Part III - Energy and raw materials.- Energy.- Raw materials.- Part IV - Ecological hotspots.- The "ecological footprint".- Biodiversity and species extinction.- Forest loss - Deforestation of rainforests.- Plastic waste in the oceans.- Dead zones in the oceans - the P/N cycle.- Pollutants in the environment.- Bibliography.