Breaking boundaries : the science of our planet /
Advisors who guided David Attenborough's Our Planet now reveal the full scale of the climate emergency we face, along with the positive message that if we act, we can stabilize Earth's life-support system.
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DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2021. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
Advisors who guided David Attenborough's Our Planet now reveal the full scale of the climate emergency we face, along with the positive message that if we act, we can stabilize Earth's life-support system. |
Carrier Form: | 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780241466759 024146675X 9780744028133 0744028132 |
Index Number: | GF75 |
CLC: | Q988 |
Call Number: | Q988/G131 |
Contents: | Three revolutions that shaped our planet -- A Scottish janitor and a Serbian mathematician discover Earth's hair trigger -- A "wise man" arrives -- The Goldilocks epoch -- Three scientific insights have changed how we view Earth -- Planetary boundaries -- Hothouse Earth -- Emergency on planet Earth -- Planetary stewardship -- The energy transition -- Feeding 10 billion people within planetary boundaries -- Inequality is destabilizing Earth -- Building tomorrow's cities -- The population bomb defused -- Taming the technosphere -- A global economy within planetary boundaries -- Earthshot politics and policies -- The roaring 2020s: Four tipping points are converging -- Wise Earth. |