{"product_id":"living-the-1-5-degree-lifestyle-why-individual-climate-action-matters-more-than-ever-paperback","title":"Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: Why Individual Climate Action Matters More Than Ever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Alter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees and avert catastrophe. This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80% to 2.5 tonnes per person per year by 2030. 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Coverage includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it looks like to live a rich and truly green life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom take-out food, to bikes and cars, to your internet usage - finding the big wins, ignoring the trivial, and spotting marketing ploys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe invisible embodied carbon baked into everything we own and why electric cars aren't the answer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe roles of individuals versus governments and corporations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrounded in meticulous research and yet accessible to all, \u003cem\u003eLiving the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle \u003c\/em\u003eis a journey toward a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as we race to save our only home from catastrophic heating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eFor all who've been preaching climate action, or skirting it, read this and own up to all the ways you could try harder, and then get louder about sharing the overall life benefits you gain. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Learned\u003c\/strong\u003e, climate leadership strategist, founder, #Bikes4Climate\u003cem\u003eTells us exactly what we as citizens of the world must do in our everyday lives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions before it's too late. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eF. 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