Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond, this third edition offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding climate change. "The right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." - The Daily BeastĬlimate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time. “ Climate Change, What Everyone Needs to Know” is a must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today – or simply for those who want to be in on the “smart money” rather than the other kind."This is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change." - New York Magazine He looks at what students should study today “if they want to prepare themselves for working in a globally warmed world” and maximize their future employability. He looks at the question of how climate change should influence any decision about where to retire. government policies artificially inflate coastal property values and why climate change means that this trillion-dollar-bubble is going to burst in the foreseeable future. In the final chapter, Romm examines “How will climate change impact you and your family in the coming decades?”. The surprising answer is “yes” – a subject Romm has explored in more detail in recent weeks on his website. Romm examines one question that few people have even thought to ask, “Does carbon dioxide at exposure levels expected this century have any direct impacts on human health or cognition?”.
If you are wondering which alternative fuel will replace oil in our cars, Romm makes a compelling case why it won’t be hydrogen but will be electricity. On the solutions side, Romm offers clear and up-to-date explanations of the roles solar, wind, biomass, and nuclear power will play in the next quarter century. Consider the question: “What fraction of recent global warming is due to human causes versus natural causes?” As Romm explains, “The best estimate from the world’s top scientists is that humans are responsible for all of the warming we have experienced since 1950.” Romm answers such basic questions as, ‘Why are climate scientists so confident that humans are the primary cause of recent warning?’ ‘Which extreme weather events are being made worse by climate change and which are not?’ ‘Why did scientists and governments decide 2☌ (3.6☏) was the limit beyond which climate change becomes “dangerous” to humanity?’.Įven people who consider themselves science literate will learn from this book. The book is written entirely in a Q&A format, which makes it a highly readable introduction to the subject.
‘Climate Change, What Everyone Needs to Know’ by Dr.
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