the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming Hawken, Paul 1946- editor. text nyu 2017 monographic eng

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xv, 240 pages ; 28 cm n the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here--some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull Energy. Wind turbines ; Microgrids ; Geothermal ; Solar farms ; Rooftop solar ; Wave and tidal ; Concentrated solar ; Biomass ; Nuclear ; Cogeneration ; Micro wind ; Alexander von Humboldt ; Methane digesters ; In-stream hydro ; Waste-to-energy ; Grid flexibility ; Energy storage (utilities) ; Energy storage (distributed) ; Solar water -- Food. Plant rich diet ; Farmland restoration ; Reduced food waste ; Clean cookstoves ; Multistrata agroforestry ; Improved rice cultivation ; Silvopasture ; Why bother? ; Regenerative agriculture ; Nutrient management ; Tree intercropping ; Conservation agriculture ; Composting ; Biochar ; Tropical staple trees ; Farmland irrigation ; The hidden half of nature ; Managed grazing -- Women and girls. Women smallholders ; Family planning ; Educating girls -- Buildings and cities. Net zero buildings ; Walkable cities ; Bike infrastructure ; Green roofs ; LED lighting ; Heat pumps ; Smart glass ; Smart thermostats ; District heating ; Landfill methane ; Insulation ; Retrofitting ; Water distribution ; Building automation -- Land use. Forest protection ; Coastal wetlands ; Tropical forests ; Bamboo ; The man who stopped the desert ; Perennial biomass ; Peatlands ; Indigenous peoples' land management ; Temperate forests ; The hidden life of trees ; Afforestation -- Transport. Mass transit ; High speed rail ; Ships ; Electric vehicles ; Ridesharing ; Electric bikes ; Cars ; Airplanes ; Trucks ; Telepresence ; Trains -- Materials. Household recycling ; Industrial recycling ; Alternative cement ; Refrigerant management ; Recycled paper ; Bioplastic ; Water saving -- home -- Coming attractions. Repopulating the mammoth steppe ; Pasture cropping ; Enhanced weathering of minerals ; Marine permaculture ; Intensive silvopasture ; Artificial leaf ; Autonomous vehicles ; Solid-state wave energy ; Living buildings ; On care for our common home ; Direct air capture ; Hydrogen boron fusion ; Smart highways ; Hyperloop ; Microbial farming ; Industrial hemp ; Perennial crops ; A cow walks onto a beach ; Ocean farming ; Smart grids ; Building with wood ; Reciprocity -- An opening -- Methodology -- What do the numbers tell us? -- Summary of solutions by: overall ranking ; summary by sector. edited by Paul Hawken. Includes index. Calentamiento global Prevención Mitigación del cambio climático TD 171.75 D767 2017 363.738/746 New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017] (DLC) 2017007803 9780143130444 (pbk.) 0143130447 (pbk.) 2017007034 spa 170214 20230411090613.0 19493186 eng