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Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming  Cover Image Book Book

Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming / edited by Paul Hawken.

Hawken, Paul, (editor.).

Summary:

The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143130444
  • ISBN: 0143130447
  • Physical Description: 240 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Energy -- Wind turbines -- Microgrids -- Geothermal -- Solar farms -- Rooftop solar -- Wave and tidal -- Concentrated solar -- Biomass energy -- Nuclear -- Cogeneration -- Micro wind -- Alexander von Humboldt -- Methane digesters -- In-stream hydro -- Waste to energy -- Grid flexibility -- Energy storage, utilities -- Energy storage. distributed -- Solar water -- Food -- Plant rich diet -- Farmland restoration -- Reduced food waste -- Clean cookstoves -- Multistrata agroforestry -- Improved rice production -- Silvopasture -- Why bother? -- Regenerative agriculture -- Nutrient management -- Tree intercropping -- Conservation agriculture -- Composting -- Biochar -- Tropical staple trees -- Farmland irrigation -- The hidden half of nature -- Managed grazing -- Women and girls -- Women smallholders -- Family planning -- Educating girls -- Buildings and cities -- Net zero buildings -- Walkable cities -- Bike infrastructure -- Green roofs -- LED lighting -- Heat pumps -- Smart glass -- Smart thermostats -- District heating -- Building with wood -- Landfill methane -- Insulation -- Retrofitting -- Building automation systems -- Water distribution -- Water saving, home.
Land use -- Forest protection -- Coastal wetlands -- Tropical forests -- Bamboo -- The man who stopped the desert -- Perennial biomass -- Peatlands -- Indigenous peoples' land management -- Temperate forests -- The hidden life of trees -- Afforestation -- Transport -- Mass transit -- High speed rail -- Ships -- Electric vehicles -- Ridesharing -- Electric bikes -- Cars -- Airplanes -- Trucks -- Telepresence -- Trains -- Materials -- Household recycling -- Industrial recycling -- Alternative cement -- Refrigerant management -- Recycled paper -- Bioplastic -- Coming attractions -- Repopulating the mammoth steppe -- Pasture cropping -- Enhanced weathering -- Marine permaculture -- Intensive silvopasture -- Artificial leaf -- Autonomous vehicles -- Solid state wave energy -- Living buildings -- On care for our common home -- Direct air capture -- Hydrogen boron fusion -- Smart highways -- Hyperloop -- Microbial farming -- Industrial hemp -- Perennial crops -- A cow walks onto a beach -- Ocean farming -- Smart grids -- Building with wood -- Reciprocity -- Conclusion -- What do the numbers tell us?
Target Audience Note:
1280L Lexile
Subject: Climate change mitigation.
Global warming > Prevention.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Trails Regional. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Trails Regional-Technical Services.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Bollinger County Library 363.73 (Text) 32713200006170 Non-Fiction Available -
Cape Girardeau Public Library 363.738 DRA (Text) 33042004466648 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Doniphan-Ripley County Library 363.73 HAWKE (Text) 38421100677024 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Lebanon-Laclede County Library 363.7387 Drawdown (Text) 3803512298 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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St. Joseph - East Hills Library 363.73874 DRA (Text) 32002004293864 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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