Overview
Climate change for people in a hurry - a succinct, easy-to-read, expert-approved guide to the most important question of our time When students David Nelles and Christian Serrer struggled to find a book that explained the nuts and bolts of climate change in a way that was comprehensive, concise and enjoyable to read, they decided to write it themselves. With meticulous research corroborated by over 100 scientists, Small Gases, Big Effect summarizes all the latest findings on the causes and effects of climate change. Combining clear, thoughtful writing with illuminating graphics, it is a little book that presents complex scientific evidence in a way that everyone will find easy to understand.
Full Product Details
Author: David Nelles ,
Christian Serrer
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Particular Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 15.70cm
Weight: 0.257kg
ISBN: 9780241461884
ISBN 10: 024146188
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 25 March 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Language: English
Reviews
This book, written by two young people, manages to summarise a wealth of complex scientific findings - the knowledge that we urgently need to shape our future -- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founding director of the Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Climate change has triggered a hurricane of contradictory claims and theses that obscure the facts. Unbiased, clear and evidence-based explanations are a shield against fake news. This amazing book delivers them. -- Dr. Claus Kleber, ZDF 'heute-journal'
Yet the most remarkable thing about it is that, in an age of inexorably hardening political battle lines, it is really changing minds. -- Oliver Moody * Times * Climate change has triggered a hurricane of contradictory claims and theses that obscure the facts. Unbiased, clear and evidence-based explanations are a shield against fake news. This amazing book delivers them. -- Dr. Claus Kleber, ZDF 'heute-journal' This book, written by two young people, manages to summarise a wealth of complex scientific findings - the knowledge that we urgently need to shape our future -- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founding director of the Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Small Gases, Big Effect explains climate change with the help of more than 100 scientists, presenting complex science in a way that everyone will find easy to understand. -- New Scientist
This book, written by two young people, manages to sum up a wealth of complex scientific findings in an understandable way - knowledge that we urgently need to shape our future -- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Climate change has triggered a hurricane of contradictory claims and theses that obscure the facts. Explanations without blinkers, clear and obvious, are a shield against fake news. This amazing book delivers them. -- Dr. Claus Kleber, ZDF 'heute-journal'
Author Information
David Nelles and Christian Serrer are students at the University of Friedrichshafen, Germany. With Small Gases, Big Effect, they hope to explain in as comprehensible a way as possible the causes and consequences of climate change, and to inspire even more people around the world to prioritize environmental and climate protection.
