What We Need to Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future

Review When economist Chris Goodall was writing this pleasingly accessible book, G7 countries had just begun to set net zero emission targets, and his idea of meeting those goals by boosting renewable electricity enough to create hydrogen-powered economies seemed highly ambitious. Today, it's going mainstream as countries around the world bet on just that strategy. -- Pitta Clark ― Financial Times – Environment Books of the YearThis is exactly the kind of mapping out that we need to make the zero carbon world happen. Chris Goodall's plan is well argued and delightfully readable. -- Mike Berners-Lee, author ― There is no Planet B, How Bad are Bananas?Chris Goodall is the kind of person we need to lead us to safety faced with climate change. I learned so much reading this book. It's crisp, superbly researched - and remarkably calm. We can do this. -- Tim Harford, author ― 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy, presenter, More or LessPraise for Ten Technologies:'Brilliantly concise and clear-eyed.' ― New ScientistPraise forHow to Live a Low-Carbon Life: 'Valuable ammunition for those who want to do something about global warming ... Goodall is a pioneer.' ― GuardianThe Switch'A highly readable book ... for anyone interested in the future of energy.' ― Financial Times Product Description Shortlisted for the Wainwright PrizeThe UK has declared a 'climate emergency' and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So how do we get there? Drawing on actions, policies and technologies already emerging around the world, Chris Goodall sets out the ways to achieve this. His proposals include: -Building a huge over-capacity of wind and solar energy, storing the excess as hydrogen. -Using hydrogen to fuel our trains, shipping, boilers and heavy industry, while electrifying buses, trucks and cars. -Farming - and eating - differently, encouraging plant-based alternatives to meat-paying farmers to plant and maintain woodlands. -Making fashion sustainable and aviation pay its way, funding synthetic fuels and genuine offsets. -Using technical solutions to capture CO2 from the air, and biochar to lock carbon in the soil.What We Need To Do Now is an urgent, practical and inspiring book that signals a green new deal for Britain. Book Description A manifesto for groups around the world that are seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other threats About the Author Chris Goodall is a world-leading expert on new energy technologies. The Switch, a book on the transition to a solar future around the world, will be published in June 2016. His previous book for Profile, Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate, was one of the FT's Books of the Year. How to Live a Low-carbon Life won the 2007 Clarion award for non-fiction. He publishes Carbon Commentary, a website and newsletter on energy efficiency and advances in renewables. He is also an investor in young companies in the low carbon world.