After reading the blurb on the website, I'm still unclear what this book is about. It purports to be the "story" of how different stakeholders are ... responding to the threat of climate change. But what does that mean? There "is as yet no roadmap that goes beyond slowing or stopping emissions" ... OK, so is this the story of how these various stakeholders are capturing and sequestering carbon?
I need a little bit more detail in order to take this seriously, because I have so far been woefully underwhelmed by various plans and proposals to address climate change that do not adequately account for (or even consider) technological advances on the decadal timescales in question. On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Greg Rau <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.drawdown.org/the-book > > "The subtitle of *Drawdown*—*The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to > Reverse Global Warming*—may sound brash. We chose that description > because no detailed plan to reverse warming has been proposed. There have > been agreements and proposals on how to slow, cap, and arrest emissions, > and there are international commitments to prevent global temperature > increases from exceeding two degrees centigrade over pre-industrial levels. > One hundred and ninety-five nations have made extraordinary progress in > coming together to acknowledge that we have a momentous civilizational > crisis on our earthly doorstep and have created national plans of action. > The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has accomplished > the most significant scientific study in the history of humankind, and > continues to refine the science, expand the research, and extend our grasp > of one of the most complex systems imaginable—climate. However, there is as > yet no roadmap that goes beyond slowing or stopping emissions." > > “At a time when the Trump administration is working to dismantle much of > the nation’s efforts to minimize climate change, Paul Hawken’s new book > swoops onto the scene like a knight in shining armor…. The book’s release > couldn’t possibly come at a better time. Refreshingly absent of political > analysis, it’s grounded in scientific reality and will likely go a long way > toward inciting people to action.” > — The Portland Tribune > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
