Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning (Paperback) by George Monbiot, Dr. Matthew Prescott

from monarchi

From gas-guzzling America, Great Britain's comparative 'green-ness' is something of a model, at times. And I'm somewhat of an anglophile, so I was prepared to love Heat, a British author's look at climate change, in any case. In this particular case, however, its British-ness may be one of the fa...

from Stbalbach

'Heat' is an optimistic response to more pessimistic works such as Lovelock's 'The Revenge of Gaia' which suggest we should prepare for the consequences because it is too late. Monbiot asks the hard question: what specific solutions could reduce carbon emissions by 90% by 2050 and thus save the w...

from abraxalito

Pretty good overall - its tone is optimistic, positive, though there are some errors. The major one is that George thinks that high voltage DC transmission is the answer to electricity distribution - he's been reading too much ABB propaganda it seems. A more minor error is in the figures for Chin...

from Libra500

A book both inspiring, as it shows practical solutions, yet depressing, as it doesn't seem likely that any of them will be put into practice. I think he may have been asking the wrong questions.

from eastpole

This is a thorough and careful book, but also amusing in places. Monbiot manages this well. He is unafraid to call a spade a spade, and correctly diagnoses the wishful thinking that sometimes afflicts environmental activists. Rooftop wind turbines are no solution to anything. He makes a compellin...