No less crucial is to know where we are headed, or can go. In a society historically based on abusing the planet’s ‘infinite’ resources for short-term gain, what role have businesses and governments played? What are the very serious issues with the easy ‘solutions’ they are now reaching for? Enlisting the help of graphs and diagrams from climate reports, he deftly illustrates climate change’s mechanics, and how human activity is overwhelming the planet’s natural greenhouse gas Mommers’ analysis pinpoints the philosophical, historical and economic roots of the world view that has led humanity to this moment, from Descartes to Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution. From nomadic hunter-gatherers with little effect on the planet we have become an advanced industrial civilization that has unwittingly managed to delay the next ice age while simultaneously placing our world at risk. If left unchecked, it will affect the economies of 90% of the world’s population. Drawing on the latest research and statistics, Mommers makes it painfully clear: climate change is the single greatest threat facing our species.
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