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Now Or Never: Why We Must Act Now To End Climate Change And Create A Sustainable Future (2009)

by Tim Flannery(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0802118984 (ISBN13: 9780802118981)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

series

Quarterly Essay

review 1: Wow, I wish more books were like this, particularly environmental books. It's short and sweet, and virtually free of ideology. It clearly discusses the problems we face, and then moves swiftly onto several very practical and even profitable solutions that can be enacted today. These aren't the typical canned answers you normally hear--drive a hybrid and use CFLs. These are fairly novel, targeted precisely at changes that will bring the most bang for the buck: preventing rain forest destruction and reforming food production.Then the coolest part is at the end, which includes responses from several prominent environmentalists, some supportive, some critical. Some very good points are raised here. So, not only is this book fairly free of ideology, it becomes more of a discuss... moreion than a lecture. You can read some of the different viewpoints, and then make up your own mind.This is the perfect book if you're looking for a quick overview of the critical issues we face.
review 2: An interesting point made by Tim Flannery in this book is that in its Fourth Assessment Report (2007) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that the global warming trend was "very likely" caused by humans. This body of experts is very conservative as it works by consensus. This means that government representatives from countries including the United States, China and Saudi Arabia must assent to every word of every finding. less

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