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Zero Carbon Industry
By Jeff Rissman
Zero-Carbon Industry is the definitive guide to breakthrough technologies transforming the manufacturing sector and policies that can accelerate the global transition to clean industry. Available from Columbia University Press.
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The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet
By Hal Harvey and Justin Gillis
An accessible citizen’s guide to the seven urgent changes that will make a difference for our climate—and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Available from Simon & Schuster.
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Designing Climate Solutions
By Hal Harvey and Robbie Orvis, Jeffrey Rissman, Sonia Aggarwal, Chris Busch, and Mike O’Boyle
The effects of climate change are already upon us forcing an urgent challenge to cut global greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a daunting challenge but a small set of energy policies, designed and implemented well, can put us on the path to a low-carbon future. Energy systems are large and complex, so energy policy must be focused and cost-effective. Available from Island Press.
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Emerald Cities: Planning for a Smart and Green China
By Calthorpe Associates, China Sustainable Transportation Center, Glumac
Emerald Cities: Planning for Smart and Green China is the first comprehensive manual detailing how to build a sustainable city from the ground up, laying out green building and urban sustainability practices for low-carbon city planning and construction in China and abroad. Emerald Cities proposes 10 principles to help set a new development direction for cities.