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The evidence continues to mount: melting ice caps, rising temperatures, increasingly frequent natural disasters. As the devastating effects of global warming come into sharper focus, societies must work to both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to ongoing and inevitable climate change. The actions taken in the coming century will be critically important in determining whether or not we can salvage our environment. We cannot shrink from the overwhelming magnitude of climate change or the radical solutions it demands. The Worldwatch Institute's
State of the World 2009investigates a wide range of potential paths to change, including new technology, policy changes, consumption, and finance, with the ultimate goal of mobilizing humanity around climate change and revealing global warming as one of the truly great challenges of our time.
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"The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible summaries . . . on the global environment." E. O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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"Top-ranked annual books on sustainable development." GlobeScan survey of sustainable experts
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For society to thrive long into the future, we must move beyond our unsustainable consumer culture to one that respects environmental realities. In , the Worldwatch Institute's award-winning research team reveals not only how human societies can make this shift but also how people around the world have already started to nurture a new culture of sustainability. Chapters present innovative solutions to global environmental problems, focusing on institutions that are the principal engineers of culture, such as governments, the media, and religious organizations. Written in clear, concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, presents a view of our changing world that we, and our leaders, cannot afford to ignore.
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A comprehensive guide to global warming and the steps we must take to combat it.
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The premier environmental nonprofit shows the ways to transform our consumer culture into a culture centered on sustainability.
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The Worldwatch Instituteis a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research and publishing organization dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society.