We must cut carbon emissions to halt climate change. But they aren't just produced by driving a car or heating a home. Upfront carbon â all emissions involved in manufacturing an item â can dwarf operating emissions, which is why when you look at the world through the lens of upfront carbon, everything changes.
We must cut carbon emissions to halt climate change. But they aren't just produced by driving a car or heating a home. Upfront carbon â all emissions involved in manufacturing an item â can dwarf operating emissions, which is why when you look at the world through the lens of upfront carbon, everything changes.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lloyd Alter is a writer, public speaker, architect, inventor, and Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Design at Toronto Metropolitan University. He has published many thousands of articles on diverse platforms such as TreeHugger, Planet Green, and The Guardian. Lloyd is the author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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Acknowledgments 1. The Lens of Upfront Carbon What Are Upfront Carbon Emissions and Why Are They Important? Why We Are Fixated on Energy, Not Carbon Carbon Takes Command The IPCC Does Not Say We're Doomed OK Doomer The Building Industry and Upfront Carbon The Carbon Footprint of Everything The Unbearable Heaviness of Carbon Transparency from Shoes to Motorcycles The Future We Want: Supply vs Demand Dematerialization and Degrowth Enjoy the Ride with Demand-Side Mitigation Why Sufficiency Is the Solution 2. Strategies for Sufficiency Materiality: Build Out of Sunshine Ephemerality Frugality Simplicity Flexibility Circularity Universality Resiliency Satiety or Enoughness Electricity Intermittency Operating Efficiency Design Efficiency Inequality, Inequity, and Justice 3. Stuff The Single-Use Coffee Cup From the Two-by-Four to Mass Timber to a Block of Flats The Block of Flats The Folly of Foam Insulation The Heat Pump The Puffer Jacket The Hamburger The Car The E-Cargo Bike 4. Everything Connects A Prosperous Ascent Conclusion Appendix A: Cheat Sheet: A Short Guide to Sufficiency Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
Acknowledgments 1. The Lens of Upfront Carbon What Are Upfront Carbon Emissions and Why Are They Important? Why We Are Fixated on Energy, Not Carbon Carbon Takes Command The IPCC Does Not Say We're Doomed OK Doomer The Building Industry and Upfront Carbon The Carbon Footprint of Everything The Unbearable Heaviness of Carbon Transparency from Shoes to Motorcycles The Future We Want: Supply vs Demand Dematerialization and Degrowth Enjoy the Ride with Demand-Side Mitigation Why Sufficiency Is the Solution 2. Strategies for Sufficiency Materiality: Build Out of Sunshine Ephemerality Frugality Simplicity Flexibility Circularity Universality Resiliency Satiety or Enoughness Electricity Intermittency Operating Efficiency Design Efficiency Inequality, Inequity, and Justice 3. Stuff The Single-Use Coffee Cup From the Two-by-Four to Mass Timber to a Block of Flats The Block of Flats The Folly of Foam Insulation The Heat Pump The Puffer Jacket The Hamburger The Car The E-Cargo Bike 4. Everything Connects A Prosperous Ascent Conclusion Appendix A: Cheat Sheet: A Short Guide to Sufficiency Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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