{"product_id":"climate-change-and-the-road-to-net-zero-science-technology-economics-politics-9781527287969","title":"CLIMATE CHANGE and the road to NET-ZERO: Science - Technology - Economics - Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCLIMATE CHANGE and the road to NET-ZERO\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of how humanity has broken free from the shackles of poverty, suffering, and war and for the first time in human history grown both population \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e prosperity. It's also a story of how a single species has reconfigured the natural world, repurposed the Earth's resources, and begun to re-engineer the climate. The book uses these conflicting narratives to explore the science, economics, technology, and politics of climate change. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNET-ZERO\u003c\/em\u003e blows away the entrenched idea that solving global warming requires a trade-off between the economy and environment, present and future generations, or rich and poor, and reveals why a twenty-year transition to a zero carbon system is a win-win solution for all on planet Earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wrote\u003cem\u003e Climate Change and the road to Net-Zero \u003c\/em\u003eto provide a generalist reader with a clear, comprehensive, and objective take on the issues surrounding climate change and air pollution. The book walks the reader through a history of energy, innovation, and the rise of human civilisation; how scientists have come to understand our past climate and can now forecast future change; the problems economists encounter as they attempt to piece together the potential monetary and social damages from climate inaction; and a technology agnostic assessment of potential climate change solutions (from climate-engineering to mitigation) including their costs, risks, and limitations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates why sustainable technologies such as wind, solar, and batteries get cheaper with scale of production, not time, and why a rapid transition to a fully-fledged net-zero system will end up significantly cheaper than remaining bound to fossil fuels, whilst also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, and preventing nearly eight million premature deaths each year from air pollution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope \u003cem\u003eClimate Change and the road to Net-Zero\u003c\/em\u003e delivers an understanding of humanity's relationship with Earth that is as intriguing as Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin's \u003cem\u003eThe Human Planet, \u003c\/em\u003e or Yuval Noah Harari's \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e. I very much hope too that the book conveys the passion and call to action of David Wallace-Well's \u003cem\u003eThe Uninhabitable Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, coupled with the sober economic analysis of \u003cem\u003eThe Climate Casino\u003c\/em\u003e by William Nordhaus or \u003cem\u003eCapital in the 21st century\u003c\/em\u003e by Thomas Piketty, and that it provides the technical rigour of \u003cem\u003eSustainable Energy Without The Hot Air\u003c\/em\u003e by David MacKay, the rationality of Hans Rosling's \u003cem\u003eFactfulness\u003c\/em\u003e, and the eternal hope of \u003cem\u003eThe Future We Choose\u003c\/em\u003e by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI believe net-zero will be cheaper, cleaner, safer, more reliable, more sustainable, and will create more employment than if we remain bound to fossil fuels. After reading the book, I hope you will agree.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMathew Hampshire-Waugh, Author.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHampshire-Waugh, Mathew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr Mathew Hampshire-Waugh has spent the last decade working as an equity analyst at a global investment bank. He has worked with the top executives of many multi-billion-dollar companies and built relationships with many of the world's largest investment managers. Mathew's work centred on forecasting technology trends, financial performance, and the intrinsic value of companies involved in markets including renewable energy, electric cars, battery technology, and biofuels. Prior to his career in the banking industry, the author gained his doctorate in materials chemistry from University College London, where he worked on novel coatings and nano-materials for use in energy saving glazing and solar panel design. During his doctorate Mathew registered a patent for an efficiency enhancing coating for solar modules, published numerous scientific papers, and engaged in public speaking, consultancy, and media outreach.","brand":"Crowstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496150012178,"sku":"9781527287969","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e6305f4-0249-4ea9-b5a6-490e107414de.jpg?v=1730690634","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/climate-change-and-the-road-to-net-zero-science-technology-economics-politics-9781527287969","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}