Description

For 15 years, author George Ropes has followed the unfolding story of climate change for the timely website ClimateYou.org. Along the way, he has covered myriad individual research studies, innovations, catastrophes, and signs of progress, from the resurgence of sustainable communities to lessons learned from the Australian wildfires. This enlightening book presents a selection of these key writings to describe the multifaceted ways that climate change affects

• Energy;
• Weather and climate;
• People and nature;
• Laws and leaders; and
• Finance.

Looking at these five dimensions of the crisis, Waking Up to Climate Change illuminates how we all can play a crucial part in our beautiful planet's health and survival.