Pollution and threats to the environment Books

This publication explores how green investment banks can mobilize private sector capital and provide affordable long-term financing to help developing countries close the climate investment gap and support a green and just transition.The publication...

This report explores what a global transition to net zero could mean for Asia and the Pacific under a range of climate policy scenarios and provides recommendations. Developing Asia faces a climate policy crossroads. The region is highly vulnerable to...

How do we currently preserve and access texts, and will our current methods be sustainable in the future?In From Handwriting to Footprinting, Anne Baillot seeks to answer this question by offering a detailed analysis of the methods that enable access to...

Introducing The Ultimate Fucking Guide to Mental Health and Climate Change: a groundbreaking book that explores the intersection between mental health and environmental challenges, offering innovative strategies and practical approaches for a sustainable...

Discover the comprehensive guide to climate change mitigation, covering topics such as traditional knowledge, policy and governance, technological innovations, socioeconomic approaches, nature-based solutions, and future directions for a sustainable...

Climate Change Mitigation: A Comprehensive Guide is a groundbreaking book that explores the interdisciplinary nature of mitigating climate change, covering topics such as carbon capture and storage technologies, renewable energy, energy efficiency,...

Fire and human life are intrinsically linked, but what happens when fire finds itself uncontained and uncontrolled? Join us, as in eleven chapters, this book takes a deep dive into the growing rate of wildfires in our modern world. Travel with us from...

Climate change is triggered by a too high concentration of greenhouse gases in the air, carbon dioxide in particular, primarily originating from fossil fuel-burning. Since such burning will not stop any time soon, the concentration will undoubtedly rise...

Devil In The Wind is an account of catastrophic fire and its immediate aftermath.In this 21st century, the whole world seems to be on fire. America burns. Europe burns. Greece is reeling after its own tragedy of fire.And Australia burns, as it has always...

There's nothing wrong in calling Antarctica "The World Of Snow (बर्फीली दुनिया)" because of its snow-covered environment. The varied and strange features of Antarctica makes it unique in the world. The mysteries of this mysterious world...

This international relations text focuses on the key stakeholders driving climate action in Nigeria i.e. Non-Governmental Organisations, the Public Sector and the Private Sector. The eleven chapters analyse the nuances of climate change and climate...

Anja Konig’s is a voice we need now more than ever. In an era of tribalism, it’s rare to encounter one so committed to identifying the root of things as they really are, and then laying those findings bare with benign frankness. While the...

"If one was to observe the pattern of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations that have occurred on the Earth, a massive fall over a prolonged period (from 5000ppm to 280ppm on the Earth), followed by an abrupt spike (from 280ppm to over 400ppm on...

This book has been written in a simple, illustrated style, to encourage readers to understand what global warming and climate change are all about, why they are happening, and why there is a danger of the destruction of the planet within three...

We are at a critical moment in the history of humankind's relationship with the Earth, and all the species that co-inhabit with us. This is a time of climate change, species loss and ecological collapse on a scale that has never been seen before. New...

The Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest estuary. After slow deterioration for several centuries, the Chesapeake Bay Program was launched in 1983 to restore it.After spending more than $24 billion, the results of the restoration program are...

Written for skeptics and believers alike, A Climate of Desire is an unconventional blend of the provocative ecological wisdom of the biblical writers with contemporary insights from sustainability experts and practitioners.As we enter an increasingly...

The Global Environmental Crisis presents a new perspective on our inattention and inaction in the face of a major crisis, recognising that - although we cannot do without scientific knowledge - we cannot exclusively rely on it.

This book looks at the media's coverage of Climate Change and investigates its role in representing the complex realities of climate uncertainties and its effects on communities and the environment.This book explores the socioeconomic and cultural...

This work is an abridged Greek translation of selected book chapters and articles about James DeMeo's work and discovery on "Saharasia".  The full Saharasia book is presently available only in the original 465-page English edition,...

Sustainability: A Call to Action Part I (2nd Edition) provides the perfect antidote to environmental despair. The author blends solid science with a recognition that even small individual actions are available and beneficial. Our current path isn’t...

This volume explores whether theatre pedagogy can and should be transformed in response to the global climate crisis. Conrad Alexandrowicz and David Fancy present an innovative re-imagining of the ways in which the art of theatre, and the pedagogical...

We are today newcomers to climate events that have not been seen for a very long time and which Nature has played out many times before. It is evident from an analysis of the record of the past that carbon dioxide has not played a determining role during...

Il libro si inserisce nel filone di andare a delineare le caratteristiche del "pianeta acqua" assumendo però una differente visione di insieme. Al posto di approfondire solo un particolare aspetto (quello scientifico-tecnologico o quello sociale,...

This publication discusses how carbon pricing instruments can be designed to help achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets while enabling economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.Carbon pricing is a key element of...

This publication provides insights on deliberations regarding the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) transition and implications for Asia and the Pacific, in preparation for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26).This publication aims to increase...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Meteorologie, Aeronomie, Klimatologie, Note: 1,0, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Geographie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit versucht im Folgenden...

This volume investigates the challenges facing the Egyptian Northern coastal lakes, focusing on the impact of climate change, their biodiversity and sustainable management. Presenting up-to-date research, it covers the following topics: climate change...

The climate has not changed much since the summer 2012 release of In Global Warming We Trust: A Heretics Guide to Climate Science-at least not much for the promoters of global climate doom. Yes, the disaster-monger tactics have changed somewhat, their...

Wetlands provide a key service in an ecosystem such as providing resilience against drought and diverse habitats that support biodiversity. Because of their ephemeral character and their small size, however, these vulnerable ecosystems are declining...

In recent years, the world has been changing considerably. Within the many obstacles, barriers, and opportunities, three significant challenges should be considered for the future planning of our territories and cities: seeking to achieve Sustainable...

John Muir (1838- 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and the modern day "patron saint of ecology". His writings on his adventures in the various wildernesses of America have been enjoyed by millions. His ecological activism helped to...

By 2027, ten years after the Paris Agreement on climate change, humanity has started to make meaningful progress controlling greenhouse gas emissions.Despite their progress, humanity wonders, will it be enough? Global warming must be held to the agreed...

Need to plan for the next La Nina?Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest?Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his...

Need to plan for the next La Nina?Need to know when floods are returning? Need to know when to rest and when to invest?Ken Ring's weather predictions have been relied on by people around Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand for over 20 years, and his...

For over 30 years the science on climate change has been clear: it is happening, we humans caused it, and it puts all our futures at risk. Global warming can still be reversed, or at least the worst prevented, if we act in time. However, despite valiant...

Currently, the human race is living in troubled times, exemplified by the issue of Climate Change. The following pages attempt a reflection on this to explore how do we make sense of its strange effects? To do this we need to take it seriously and resist...

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This book shares real-life case studies taken from GreenSCENT, a three-year EU-funded project that promotes sustainability through the development of digital platforms and tools, green education programme, and climate and environmental literacy...

This book explores the development of climate change discourses in Russia. It contributes to the study of climate change as a cultural idea by developing the extensive Anglophone literature on environmental science, politics and policy pertaining to...

Sustainability of environment is an emerging global issue at present. Unsustainable or deteriorating environment is a matter of concern as it has threatened the survival of living creatures. Recently, climate change has been a matter of great concern at...

The alarming rise in greenhouse gas and pollution level which has resulted in serious environmental and ecological harm is the biggest concern today. It has not only made the lives of mankind miserable but also threatens their very existence. Ecology and...

As the world today faces messy problems, what in some circles has been called global weirding, the term resilience has taken centre stage. This is crunch time –as we grapple with the negative effects of both climate change and urbanisation. Some...

The essence of the story revolves around Kiribati, an island nation facing the existential threat of climate change. It illustrates the multifaceted challenges the nation encounters due to rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and environmental...

O livro insere-se na tendência de ir delineando as características do "planeta água", mas assumindo uma visão diferente do todo. Ao invés de aprofundar apenas um aspecto particular (o...

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 2.5, , course: Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa, language: English, abstract: This research examines the impact of climate change on...