Lloyd Alter

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! The Story of Upfront Carbon How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis New Society Publishers	When you look at the world through the lens of upfront carbon, everything changes Think that buying an electric car or switching to a heat pump is going to save the planet? Think again. We must …	Lloyd Alter	194	2024	View
From NEW! Chapter 1: The Lens of Upfront Carbon From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View New Society Publishers	What is upfront carbon, and why is it so important? For decades we have been preoccupied with energy consumption, but since the Paris Accord of 2015 we have had to pivot to concern about carbon …	Lloyd Alter	46	2024	$4.60 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2: Strategies for Sufficiency From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View New Society Publishers	How can we reduce upfront carbon emissions and use less stuff? A look at ideas like simplicity, where we eliminate wasteful complications, or materiality, what it is made of, or flexibility, can …	Lloyd Alter	55	2024	$5.50 Add
From NEW! Chapter 3: Stuff From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View New Society Publishers	Some examples of the upfront carbon in everyday objects, from cars to hamburgers to puffer jackets. But it doesn’t end with the object; for example, a single-use disposable coffee cup has …	Lloyd Alter	45	2024	$4.50 Add
From NEW! Chapter 4: Everything Connects From: The Story of Upfront Carbon View New Society Publishers	Many talk about how we might change our housing, transportation, work or diet, but here we see that they are all tied together and interconnected; our food supply is dependent on our …	Lloyd Alter	15	2024	$1.50 Add