The Climate Diet

By Jonathan Harrington

Book Overview

The atmosphere is getting fat on our carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and it needs our help. We live in a world of excess, consuming too much of everything-food, clothes, cars, toys, shoes,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844075338
• ISBN13: 9781844075331
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

The key purpose to saving the planet is curtail the excesses that too many individuals have been acc

Sometimes people go on a diet to better themselves. Could the same be said of our climate? "The Climate Diet: How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs, and Save the Planet" is a guide for humanity as a whole to cut back, so that the world can do the same. Emphasizing that the key purpose to saving the planet is curtail the excesses that too many individuals have been accustomed to, and claiming that a healthier self can lead to a healthier planet, "The Climate Diet" is a solid choice for anyone concerned about the environment.

Sure cure for climate-change helplessness and eco-despair

The nonprofit I volunteer for is planning to do some sustainability workshops, and we were all set to use the excellent Union of Concerned Scientist's (UCS) book _Consumers Guide to Effective Environmental Choices_ as a reference. Then I literally stumbled over this title at the checkout counter of my local independent bookseller, and we are now re-doing the workshop to refer people to _The Climate Diet_ instead. While I like the no-nonsense presentation and research-based approach of the UCS book, Jonathan Harrington does the UCS one better by providing a great analogy, fun motivational techniques, and completely updated and expanded energy efficiency and cost/benefit statistics. What's great about this book is that it brings together all those energy-saving tips you've been hearing about ever since you paid your first utility bill, shows you why you really should care (especially with energy prices what they are today), and then helps you prioritize according to your goals, interest level, budget, and so on. As I go through my house doing yet another energy audit, I'm finding things I've sloughed off before. Now though it's turned into a kind of game. One thing leads to another until I find myself looking everywhere for those energy savings and carbon footprint reductions. Why do I like _The Climate Diet_? Because it's fun, it's good for the planet, and it saves me money!