{"product_id":"the-story-of-upfront-carbon-how-a-life-of-just-enough-offers-a-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis-paperback","title":"The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Alter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen you look at the world through the lens of upfront carbon, everything changes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThink that buying an electric car or switching to a heat pump is going to save the planet? Think again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Upfront carbon\" refers to all emissions involved in making your car, your home, or any other item. These invisible embodied carbon emissions matter a lot. As we weed out fossils fuels and incorporate more renewables into our energy supply, upfront carbon becomes increasingly dominant compared to operating emissions, yet it is often ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy focusing on consumption rather than production, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Upfront Carbon \u003c\/em\u003ecovers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy we are fixated on energy efficiency, not carbon, and why this needs to change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy carbon calculations are so fiendishly difficult\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the simple idea of sufficiency for individuals and whole economies is a powerful strategy to avert looming climate catastrophe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe astonishing upfront carbon of everyday objects from coffee cups to heat pumps, and why electric bikes, not electric cars, are the answer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow big-picture thinking and a systemic approach to production can help guide the transition to degrowth and an equitable, zero-carbon society.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeavened with wit and packed with concrete strategies for minimizing the ecological footprint of transportation, agriculture, consumer goods, the built environment, and more, this highly readable and accessible guide is required reading for a world on the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLloyd Alter \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, public speaker, architect, inventor, and Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Design at Toronto Metropolitan University. He has published many thousands of articles on \u003cem\u003eTreeHugger \u003c\/em\u003ewhere he was Design Editor, and on such diverse platforms as \u003cem\u003ePlanet Green\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHuffPo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCorporate Knights Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAzure Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. A former builder of prefab housing and a tiny-house pioneer, Lloyd is a passionate advocate of Radical Sufficiency - the belief that we use too much space, too much land, too much food, too much fuel, and too much money, and that the key to sustainability is to simply use less. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiving the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle\u003c\/em\u003e. Lloyd lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699613995104,"sku":"9780865719927","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-upfront-carbon-how-a-life-of-just-enough-offers-a-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}