Climate Change: how we can get to carbon zero by Bianca Nogrady, reviewed

Timely and concise book about Climate Change, by Bianca Nogrady, part of the Wired series, published by Random House Business Paperback & eBook £8.99 each, due out 25 March 2021

Climate Change: how we can get to carbon zero by Bianca Nogrady, reviewed

This a short, punchy, effective book. The first chapter, Energy Technology gives a good overview of the amount of energy being generated by renewables, and the positive upward trend in terms of the amount that is now being produced in this way. The layout, design and size all work in the favour of trying to get as broad an audience as possible to read it. In our house several of the teenagers have already picked the book up and at least glanced at it.

Nogrady then takes us through transport, food, waste and carbon capture. Much of the solutions are not terribly complicated, we just need to get on with it already and implement the changes that need to be made. Nogrady explains the issues well, in a straight forward and understandable way. This book is part of a new series of similarly concisely explained and presented topics, including medtech and AI in the first wave. It does make sense to begin with Climate Change though as it is so important if we plan to continue existing as a species.

We’d recommend reading it, and then passing it on, and hopefully getting as many people as possible to read it too!

What does a zero-carbon global economy look like, and how do we get there (a.k.a 'We Got This, Just Get On With It') – a guide/crash-course from me, @WiredUK and @PenguinUKBooks . Out March 2021. https://t.co/U8VJwgpfAr pic.twitter.com/OL0tT3I4ex

— Bianca Nogrady (@BiancaNogrady) September 15, 2020

More about the book

Man-made global warming is advancing inexorably. Are there ways to halt it?

In this invaluable, one-stop guide Bianca Nogrady analyses the science of climate change and offers a concise overview of the ways in which our carbon emissions might be reduced. She examines the challenges posed by food and energy production and the cutting-edge technologies that could mitigate their polluting effects. She looks at initiatives to create green industry and transport. She explains the economics of emissions trading schemes and the practicalities of geoengineering plans to trap greenhouse gases. And she addresses the fundamental question: is it possible to safeguard our future before it’s too late?

Bianca Nogrady is a freelance science journalist and regular contributor to WIRED UK.

WIRED is the world’s most authoritative and respected publication reporting on the emerging trends, ideas and technologies shaping our world. Their mission is to tell the stories of the people who are driving this change and to understand its impact on business, society and individuals. WIRED has become synonymous with informed and intelligent analysis of these transformational forces and the significance of them for industries and individuals and is a consistently reliable predictor of change.

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