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Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know

Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know

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This is， for my money， the best single-source primer on the state of climate change。 - New York Magazine

The right book at the right time: accessible， comprehensive， unflinching， humane。 - The Daily Beast

A must-read。 - The Guardian

Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time。 Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond， this third edition offers user-friendly， scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult （and commonly politicized） questions surrounding climate change。 Drawing on the author's decades of experience as one of the country's most influential communicators on climate science and solutions， this authoritative guide highlights the following topics:

- Key updates from the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow
- Insights into changes in the political landscape， such as COVID-19 and Donald Trump's presidency， and what these have meant for climate action in the United States and internationally
- Contemporary implications of the clean energy revolution， from solar and wind power to batteries and electric cars

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Reviews

Tomáš ，

Well that was fucking scary

Jeremy Sherman ，

This is essential reading for everyone who lives on planet Earth。 Climate change is the fight of our generation， but it’s consequences will ring for the rest of humanity。 Romm’s account is deeply researched and intensely persuasive of this idea。 It demonstrates the complexity of climate science and why climate change deniers have no legs to stand on， while explaining clearly what has scientists so alarmed。 It is written more as an FAQ or reference than a narrative， but I am still giving it 5 sta This is essential reading for everyone who lives on planet Earth。 Climate change is the fight of our generation， but it’s consequences will ring for the rest of humanity。 Romm’s account is deeply researched and intensely persuasive of this idea。 It demonstrates the complexity of climate science and why climate change deniers have no legs to stand on， while explaining clearly what has scientists so alarmed。 It is written more as an FAQ or reference than a narrative， but I am still giving it 5 stars because the content is so indispensable。 I will recommend it to everyone I know because 1） we need to know what we’re up against， and 2） he gives a good explainer on what kinds of policies and personal decisions we should all be making。 Read this book if: You live on planet earth。 Don’t read this book if: You are already a world expert on climate science and could spend that time saving us instead of reading facts you already know。 Outside of this small circle， it is a must read。 。。。more

ferdia soper mac cafraidh ，

Well referenced and informative。 Definitely worth a read， although the transportation sector has a glaring lack of focus on anything but electric cars， which is the main reason I bumped it down from five stars。

Joyce Yang ，

I really liked the premise， layout， and inclusion of information in this book。 I didn't find it to be overtly political or polarizing， which I really appreciate， as I think polarizing language divides us and makes it harder to take effective action。 Even as someone whose research revolves on climate change every day， I learned soo much from this book and will be referring back to it over and over again。 I think it covered such a complex and all-encompassing crisis by balancing between specific d I really liked the premise， layout， and inclusion of information in this book。 I didn't find it to be overtly political or polarizing， which I really appreciate， as I think polarizing language divides us and makes it harder to take effective action。 Even as someone whose research revolves on climate change every day， I learned soo much from this book and will be referring back to it over and over again。 I think it covered such a complex and all-encompassing crisis by balancing between specific details and broader perspectives。 I think the ending chapter had a lot of potential in connecting to individual readers' lives but fell a little short by focusing so much on economics。 Overall， a very well-written and well-organized book though :） 。。。more

Khalid Ismail ，

Great book to get acquainted with climate change issue from all aspects。 The author's approach to cover the subject is incredible。 It's questions-and-answers based book。 If you think the question doesn't interest you， you can skip to the next。 Highly recommended to read👍。 Great book to get acquainted with climate change issue from all aspects。 The author's approach to cover the subject is incredible。 It's questions-and-answers based book。 If you think the question doesn't interest you， you can skip to the next。 Highly recommended to read👍。 。。。more

brian ，

Not So Objective I enjoyed reading this book for the simple way the author explains climate challenge。 However， As we get midway through， we get a definite feel for his political left leaning。 Additionally， the author swings from throwing money amounts around as if they don't matter one minute， to trashing solutions as not cost effective the next minute。 All depending on how it serves his subjective narrative。 All in all though， a good read。 Not So Objective I enjoyed reading this book for the simple way the author explains climate challenge。 However， As we get midway through， we get a definite feel for his political left leaning。 Additionally， the author swings from throwing money amounts around as if they don't matter one minute， to trashing solutions as not cost effective the next minute。 All depending on how it serves his subjective narrative。 All in all though， a good read。 。。。more

Phil Hurwitz ，

A bit of a slog to read through， but It gave me a better appreciation of the issue facing us。

Luis Brudna ，

Mais um livro excelente。Aborda diversos aspectos e é *bem completo*。

Alan Eyre ，

Excellent primer

Alexander Doré ，

Great introduction to climate change。 The QnA format of this book is very helpful。 I would suggest reading the 'Basics of Climate Change' section and then going through the questions which you find most relevant/interesting。 Great introduction to climate change。 The QnA format of this book is very helpful。 I would suggest reading the 'Basics of Climate Change' section and then going through the questions which you find most relevant/interesting。 。。。more

Gabriel ，

Well - it is there in the title。 Everyone needs to know。

Merlin Zuni ，

The foundation for my knowledge of the topic。

Tristan ，

I wanted an overview of the science of climate change--its causes， effects， implications， and solutions。 This book was dry （insert climate change related zinger here） and sometimes poorly edited， but it referenced solid sources and taught me what I signed up for。

Marius Heje Mæhle ，

En god innføring om klima， og klimautfordringer。 Til tider kjedelig å lese， og til tiders repetetiv。 Kunne gått mer i dybden på forskningen og kortet litt ned på gjentagelsene。 Istedenfor brukt mer tid på spesifikke tiltak for bedringer。 4，5/5

L。K。 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 TL;DR It’s too late so make plans now for a warmer and wetter world than has more severe storms。 Also， you shouldn’t need a book to tell you what’s obviously happening all around。

Katrina Alexis ，

Very thorough， and not relentlessly boring。。。 If you work in the field。 This is not a useful book to recommend to the general public， nor is it an easy read by any means。

Bilal ，

（This review is for the second edition。 I did not finish it。）When I ordered this book， I was not expecting what it turned out to be: a reference book of about a hundred facts and projections about climate change where each of those topics is discussed with references to data， analyses， and judgements from reputed peer-reviewed scientific publications and other scientific bodies。I find the reference style and the rather dense contents make this volume not suitable for a cover to cover reading。 Th （This review is for the second edition。 I did not finish it。）When I ordered this book， I was not expecting what it turned out to be: a reference book of about a hundred facts and projections about climate change where each of those topics is discussed with references to data， analyses， and judgements from reputed peer-reviewed scientific publications and other scientific bodies。I find the reference style and the rather dense contents make this volume not suitable for a cover to cover reading。 Therefore， in my humble opinion， it should be used as a reference to lookup answers to questions one might ask oneself。 。。。more

Andrew Hartshorn ，

You need a good sense of science and a number crunching read to healthily digest this Phd turned book。 It blasts your mind away on the devastation of climate change。 It also explains the part that climate change plays in pandemics。 It explains the contribution climate change makes in so many global issues。Not a read for an average soul。 It contains many complex theories and explanations。 I suggest an academic mindset would help disect this text that has me convinced of so many aspects of global You need a good sense of science and a number crunching read to healthily digest this Phd turned book。 It blasts your mind away on the devastation of climate change。 It also explains the part that climate change plays in pandemics。 It explains the contribution climate change makes in so many global issues。Not a read for an average soul。 It contains many complex theories and explanations。 I suggest an academic mindset would help disect this text that has me convinced of so many aspects of global climate change。 。。。more

Frank Thiemonge ，

Very dense。 Not a casual read。 But I did learn not to buy waterfront property in Florida。 So there's that。 Very dense。 Not a casual read。 But I did learn not to buy waterfront property in Florida。 So there's that。 。。。more

Michael ，

The book was ok。 It was a data dump though， and I felt like the author was debating someone on whether or not climate change would have negative effects。 Rather than focus on the objective scientific research， he constantly told us every possible doomsday scenario。 This makes sense when talking to policy makers， but I just wanted to learn。 I constantly got the feeling that I wasn't getting the whole story。 A lot of it was "A 2011 study has shown。。。" Well， all sorts of studies show all sorts of t The book was ok。 It was a data dump though， and I felt like the author was debating someone on whether or not climate change would have negative effects。 Rather than focus on the objective scientific research， he constantly told us every possible doomsday scenario。 This makes sense when talking to policy makers， but I just wanted to learn。 I constantly got the feeling that I wasn't getting the whole story。 A lot of it was "A 2011 study has shown。。。" Well， all sorts of studies show all sorts of things， and I need to understand them a bit more， not just have them quoted at me。 How was the study done？ What is the degree of error？ What are the opposing views to that study？ Who funded it？The late part of the book on alternative energies was quite interesting。I don't think he dealt very well with climate skeptics/deniers。 In the earlier part of the book he simply argued that they should be called deniers。 In the end of the book he deals with their 'arguments'， but does no more than list their bullet point claims and then 'debunks' them。 It felt like a high school debate。 。。。more

Abbas Mehrabian ，

This is a great book to get a general understanding of what is climate change （or， climate crisis as it is called these days） and how it affects you。The parts about the green technologies and the governments' policies to combat the climate crisis are somewhat out of date now。 These are changing very quickly。 This is a great book to get a general understanding of what is climate change （or， climate crisis as it is called these days） and how it affects you。The parts about the green technologies and the governments' policies to combat the climate crisis are somewhat out of date now。 These are changing very quickly。 。。。more

James O'Neill ，

Extremely informative and very easy to follow。 Starts with the climate science theory， and then builds on that to highlight the impact of rising levels of carbon emissions and the evidence to support that impact。 Can get quite repetitive however with endless examples to highlight the sane or similar points。 This is why I give it 4 stars and not 5。

Kevin Y Chen ，

This book is important to read。 But it's scary。 I was reading this at the same time my girlfriend was reading a Stephen King novel， and I'm fairly sure this book was scarier。Before I started this book， I was a "shallow" believer of climate change - I live in California， and I believed in it because everyone else believed in it and told me to believe in it。 But I couldn't tell you why we know humans cause climate change， what will happen if we don't do anything， and （most depressingly） what will This book is important to read。 But it's scary。 I was reading this at the same time my girlfriend was reading a Stephen King novel， and I'm fairly sure this book was scarier。Before I started this book， I was a "shallow" believer of climate change - I live in California， and I believed in it because everyone else believed in it and told me to believe in it。 But I couldn't tell you why we know humans cause climate change， what will happen if we don't do anything， and （most depressingly） what will certainly happen soon regardless of what we do anymore。 Now I have a crisp understanding of all of these things。One critique: even though the intended audience is a non-scientist， the book still has too many statistics。 I tried to ignore/skim past most of them and only focus on the important ones per chapter， and the underlying messages。 。。。more

Raluca Sandu ，

Phew。。。。I did it！ Finally finished this book。 I genuinely didn't want to start another year with this book on my "currently reading" shelf。 Even though it is generally interesting and I found out interesting facts， at times it was really technical and tedious。 That's why it took me 1 year and a half to finish the book。 Phew。。。。I did it！ Finally finished this book。 I genuinely didn't want to start another year with this book on my "currently reading" shelf。 Even though it is generally interesting and I found out interesting facts， at times it was really technical and tedious。 That's why it took me 1 year and a half to finish the book。 。。。more

Kristien ，

A must read for everybody。。。 Read it and use it to your advantage。。。

Marc Brien ，

It is everything you need to knowVery impressive。 Much scarier than anything Stephen King has ever written。 The only book a layman needs to read to get a handle on the causes， consequences and possible solutions to the global warming crisis。

Ronda Canary ，

3。5。

Michael ，

Romm is an MIT physicist with decades of climate experience。 Time named him one of the heroes of the environment in 2009。 The first three chapters are climate 101， extreme weather and projected impacts。 These are excellent。 The last 4 chapters are how we can respond to it。 They are very good。 He runs through the list of responses with the advantages and disadvantages of each。 He doesn't combine responses to form a possible plan and I think he's unduly harsh on nuclear。 Small gripes。 A great book Romm is an MIT physicist with decades of climate experience。 Time named him one of the heroes of the environment in 2009。 The first three chapters are climate 101， extreme weather and projected impacts。 These are excellent。 The last 4 chapters are how we can respond to it。 They are very good。 He runs through the list of responses with the advantages and disadvantages of each。 He doesn't combine responses to form a possible plan and I think he's unduly harsh on nuclear。 Small gripes。 A great book。 。。。more

Andreu Escrivà ，

Un dels llibres més clars， entenedors i sintètics sobre canvi climàtic。 Imprescindible。

Teo 2050 ，

2019。07。09–2019。08。21ContentsRomm J （2015） Climate Change - What Everyone Needs to KnowPreface: Why You Need to Know About Climate ChangeAcknowledgments1。 Climate Science Basics• What is the greenhouse effect and how does it warm the Earth？• Why are scientists so certain the climate system is warming？• How does global warming increase sea levels and what has been observed to date？• Where does most of human-caused warming go？• What fraction of recent global warming is due to human causes versus n 2019。07。09–2019。08。21ContentsRomm J （2015） Climate Change - What Everyone Needs to KnowPreface: Why You Need to Know About Climate ChangeAcknowledgments1。 Climate Science Basics• What is the greenhouse effect and how does it warm the Earth？• Why are scientists so certain the climate system is warming？• How does global warming increase sea levels and what has been observed to date？• Where does most of human-caused warming go？• What fraction of recent global warming is due to human causes versus natural causes？• How certain are climate scientists that humans are the primary cause of recent warning？• How do scientists know that recent climate change is primarily caused by human activities？• Why has the climate changed in the past， before there were human-caused greenhouse gas emissions？• What are the climate system’s amplifying feedbacks that turn a moderate initial warming into a big ultimate warming？• Is the current level of atmospheric CO2 concentration unprecedented in human history？• Are recent climatic changes unprecedented？ • Has recent human-caused climate change been occurring faster or not as fast as scientists predicted？• Is there a difference between global warming and climate change？• What are the sources of the most important human-caused pollutants that drive global warming？• How does deforestation contribute to warming？• What is global warming potential and why is it different for various greenhouse gases？• Why does the rate of warming appear to vary from decade to decade？• Has global warming slowed down or paused in recent years？• Can we reach a point where emitting more CO2 into the air will not cause more climate change？• Have we already crossed tipping points （points of no return） in the climate system？2。 Extreme Weather and Climate Change• What is the difference between weather and climate？• Which extreme weather events are being made worse by climate change and which are not？• What is the role of natural climatic variation， such as the El Niño–La Niña cycle， in extreme weather？• Did climate change cause Hurricane Sandy （and why is that the wrong question to ask）？• How does climate change affect heat waves？• How does climate change affect droughts？• How does climate change affect wildfires？• How does climate change affect the chances of deluges or severe precipitation？• Does climate change mean more snow or less， worse snow storms or weaker ones？• How does climate change affect storm surge？• Is climate change making hurricanes more destructive？ • What is Arctic amplification and how does it affect extreme weather？• Is climate change and/or Arctic amplification affecting extreme weather in the northern hemisphere？• Is climate change affecting tornado formation？• In a warming world， why do some winters still seem unusually severe？3。 Projected Climate Impacts• What kind of impacts can we expect this century from business-as-usual climate change？• What are the biggest sources of uncertainty in projecting future global warming？• What do previous hot periods in Earth’s climate tell us about what the future may hold in store？• How could the thawing permafrost speed up global warming beyond what climate models have projected？• How could an increase in wildfires speed up global warming beyond what climate models have projected？• What are some other key positive or amplifying feedbacks affecting the climate system？• What will the impacts of sea-level rise be？• How will climate change lead to more destructive superstorms this century？• What kind of droughts can we expect this century？• What are the expected health impacts of climate change？• How does global warming affect human productivity？• Does carbon dioxide at exposure levels expected this century have any direct impacts on human health or cognition？• What is ocean acidification and why does it matter to sea life？• What is biodiversity and how will climate change impact it？• How will climate change affect the agricultural sector and our ability to feed the world’s growing population？• How is climate change a threat to national， regional， and global security？ • What is the plausible best-case scenario for climate change this century？• What is the plausible worst-case scenario for climate change this century？• What do scientists mean by “irreversible impacts” and why are they such a concern with climate change？4。 Avoiding the Worst Impacts• What is the biggest source of confusion about what humanity needs to do to avoid the worst climate impacts？• What is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change？• Why did scientists and governments decide 2°C （3。6°F） was the limit beyond which climate change becomes “dangerous” to humanity？• What kind of greenhouse gas emissions reductions are needed to achieve a 2°C target？• What would the economic cost of meeting the 2°C target be？• What happens if we miss the 2°C target？• Can we adapt to human-caused climate change？• What is geoengineering and can it play a major role in reducing the impact of climate change？5。 Climate Politics and Policies• What climate policies are governments around the world using to fight climate change？• What is a carbon tax？• What are cap-and-trade and carbon trading？• What is China doing to restrict carbon dioxide emissions？• What is the United States doing to restrict carbon dioxide emissions？• How do different political parties view climate science and policies in the United States and around the world？ • Is there are a large-scale effort to spread misinformation on climate science and， if so， who funds it？• What are climate science deniers？6。 The Role of Clean Energy• What kind of changes in our energy system would a 2°C target require？• What is energy efficiency and what role will it play？• Will nuclear power be a major factor in the effort to minimize climate change？• What role does natural gas have in the transition to a 2°C world？• How much can solar power contribute to averting dangerous climate change？• How big a role will wind power play in averting dangerous climate change？• What is carbon capture and storage （a。k。a。 carbon sequestration） and what role can it play？• What is bioenergy and what is its role in cutting carbon pollution？• What other carbon-free forms of energy can contribute to cutting greenhouse gas emissions？• How can we reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector？• What challenges have limited the marketplace success of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles to date？• What role can electric vehicles play？• What are hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles？• What are the challenges facing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as a climate solution？• What role can energy storage play in the transition off of fossil fuels？• What can the agricultural and livestock sector do to minimize climate change？• What role can energy conservation play？ 7。 Climate Change and You• How will climate change impact you and your family in the coming decades？• How might climate change affect the future price of coastal property？• How might climate change affect decisions about where to live and retire in the coming decades？• What should students study today if they want to prepare themselves for working in a globally warmed world？• Should climate change affect how you invest for the future？• How can you reduce your carbon footprint？• What role can dietary changes play in reducing your carbon footprint？• What is the best way to talk to someone who does not accept the growing body of evidence on climate science？• Do we still have time to preserve a livable climate？Primary SourcesNotesIndex 。。。more

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