Global Change

Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. But contrary to the doomist narrative that's taken hold, the world has already begun deploying the solutions needed to deal with it. On a journey across five continents, Climate Capitalism tracks the unlikely heroes driving the fight against climate change. Through stories that bring people, policy and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable.

Can you love someone whose worldview is different from yours? Who is committed to a cause that excludes you because of your race? Simon is an Indigenous person dedicated to the struggle for justice for First Nations people. Mattie loves him but is love enough? Birds are dying. At the Saunders Bird Rescue and Sanctuary where rescued parrots abandoned by their owners are rehabilitated and re-homed, a deadly virus has them dying in Mattie's hands. In the midst of this outbreak, she's called to investigate a mortality event where dozens of starlings fly into the pavement as if committing ...

EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS THREATEN HUMANITY AS GLOBAL WARMING REACHES NEW LIMITS. CAN MANKIND CONTROL THEIR DESTINY? Following the Battle of Malacca, Plasticity Island expanded rapidly and seceded from the United States of America to become The Republic of Gyreland. Brent Brodie and his team take on the challenge of reducing Global Warming, surviving rising ocean levels, and controlling violent weather patterns. From the thermosphere to all the major oceans and continents of the world, the action never stops. No Country is immune from the struggle for fresh drinking water, food, and ...

Ecological Intelligence argues that "green" labels and recycling programs may do more harm than good by feeding a vital lie, lulling us into the illusion that we are doing enough already while ignoring the adverse impact of the far vaster proportion of what we buy and do. The book brings a psychologist's insights into the world of commerce, arguing for radical transparency—tracking every substantial impact over the life cycle of an item, from manufacture to daily use, to disposal.

Academic, physicist, environmental expert and award-winning science communicator Paul Behrens presents a radical analysis of a civilisation on the brink of catastrophe. Setting out the pressing existential threats we face, he writes, in alternating chapters, of what the future could look like at its most pessimistic and hopeful. In lucid and clear-sighted prose, Behrens argues that structural problems need structural solutions and examines critical areas in which political will is required, including women's education, food and energy security, biodiversity and economics.

You have found the ultimate coffee book! Looking for a book that will take you on a journey through the fascinating world of coffee? Look no further than this new eBook! From the ancient origins of coffee in Ethiopia to the rise of coffeehouses, the science of coffee, global trade and social issues, and coffee in popular culture, this book covers it all. Discover the legend of Kaldi the goat herder, who stumbled upon the magic of coffee centuries ago, and learn about the spread of coffee to the Arabian Peninsula. Explore the different coffee growing regions, harvesting and processing ...

A collection of essays from Rescue!History, a group of historians concerned with the challenge of climate change - how we got here and where we go next. This collection of essays proposes that climate change means serious peril. Our argument, however, is not about the science per se. It is about us, our deep and more recent history, and how we arrived at this calamitous impasse. With contributions from academic activists and independent researchers, History at the End of the World challenges advocates of ‘business as usual’ to think again. But in its wide-ranging assessment of how we ...

Alibaba, ahora la empresa de comercio electrónico más grande del mundo, escapó de la atención del mundo occidental durante más de diez años, mientras construía una base de clientes que sumaba más del doble de la de Amazon y se encargaba de la mayor parte de las transacciones de comercio electrónico en China. ¿Cómo pasó? ¿Y qué significó ser parte de tan revolucionario proyecto? En este libro, Porter Erisman, uno de los primeros empleados occidentales de Alibaba y jefe de marketing internacional entre 2000 y 2008, muestra cómo Jack Ma se levantó de la oscuridad para fundar Alibaba y dirigirla.

Every day we hear terrifying stories of prolonged droughts, heat waves, torrential floods, deepfreezes & hurricanes on the news. Every new year these weather phenomena become more extreme & unpredictable, it appears that mother nature grows angrier every new coming day. What more evidence do people need to fully believe that the climate is not just changing but has already changed for the worse. Hurricanes, tornadoes & typhoons are showing up in places they have never been before, & happening more frequently, they unleash the full wrath of mother nature onto the inhabitants of the coasts ...

In "Global Warming Examined," Mark Swarbrick compellingly illustrates how genuine scientific data contradicts the prevalent political narrative of an imminent climate crisis. Drawing on insights from esteemed scientists, he dismantles the fallacious belief in man-made global warming as a cataclysmic threat. The author also demonstrates how global warming serves as a strategic tool wielded by influential global figures to manipulate America toward socialism and globalism. A dedicated chapter outlines socialism’s pernicious effects on millions and emphasizes the imminent danger it poses to ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Global Discontents by Noam Chomsky, read by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian. Global Discontents is an essential guide to geopolitics and how to fight back, from the world's leading public intellectual. What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow?

In Climate Hope, journalist David Geselbracht blends in-depth research, expert interviews, and on-the-ground reporting in multiple countries, revealing remarkable efforts to identify the causes and impacts of climate change—and devise crucial ways to address them. The scale of the challenge is clear in the range of fields he covers, from glaciology and climate science to law and diplomacy. But in drawing these approaches together, he shares stories of hope, awe, and wonder that encourage us to confront this long-term, world-warping phenomenon with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.

This work positions itself as an essential guide for understanding the challenges of the 21st century, offering a critical and comprehensive analysis of the climate crisis and its profound political, economic, and social implications. With a multidisciplinary approach, the book explores the intersections between climate change, geopolitics, the global economy, and intergenerational justice, establishing itself as a crucial reference in the current debate.

How, and where, do you begin piecing together the remnants of civilization? Unsure if they are lucky to have endured Mother Nature’s latest attempt at human annihilation, Quinn and Riley must find a way to rebuild their lives with the few others remaining under new societal constructs that threaten to destroy what's left of their humanity and the human race.

This is the book for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the current state of our environment. Hopeful and prophetic, The Future Earth invites us to imagine how we can reverse the effects of climate change in our own lifetime and encourages us to enter a deeper relationship with the earth as conscientious stewards and to re-affirm our commitment to one another in our shared humanity.

Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change. More than thirty years ago, Sherri Goodman became the Pentagon's first chief environmental officer. Indeed, for much of the twentieth century, the Department of Defense (DOD) was better known for containing the Soviet nuclear threat than protecting the environment.

We are facing a climate catastrophe. A plethora of studies describe the damage we’ve already done. Many people understand that we are facing a climate emergency, but may be fuzzy on technical, policy, and social justice aspects. In Is Science Enough?, Aviva Chomsky breaks down the concepts, terminology, and debates for activists, students, and anyone concerned about climate change. She argues that science is not enough to change course: we need put social, racial, and economic justice front and center and overhaul the global growth economy.

Prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provides a concise history of the world, in which he explores the origins and persistence of the timeless phenomena of humanity's inhumanity to itself. Where did it come from? Why has it been so prevalent throughout our history? And, most importantly, can we overcome it? Chasteen argues that to do so, we must understand our shared past.

What if Earth Plan "A" Fails? The Paris Accord is in a shambles. Global Average Temperature is rising fast toward that 2-degree Centigrade limit! What is next? What would Earth Plan "B" look like? How do we truly arrest Climate Change, save ourselves and future generations? This exciting science-filled novel contains one possible way forward, toward a viable potential future Earth! Many believed that the burning of hydrocarbon-containing fossil fuels by humankind has contributed materially to global warming. Life on Earth is part of the natural carbon cycle. Plants have for millions of ...

Climate science can seem dense, remote, and abstract. But through the lens of this one tree, it becomes immediate and intimate. In Witness Tree, environmental reporter Lynda V. Mapes takes us through her year living with one red oak at the Harvard Forest. We learn about carbon cycles and leaf physiology but also experience the seasons as people have for centuries, watching for each new bud and listening for each new bird and frog call in spring.