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  • The Changes
    Tim Cadman
    Climate change is here. Charles Peters, a low-level nobody in what’s left of the UN, is sent on an unexplained mission to save humanity. Madé, an Indonesian child refugee, must endure the powerlessness of ’people-processing’ in an era of displacement and disease. Marie-Claude Bertillon must take responsibility for the lives of these, and many millions more, as she seeks to impl...
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    24,49 €

  • The Climate Change Debate
    David Newton
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    81,91 €

  • SDG13 - Climate Action
    Andrea Gasperini / Federica Doni
    SDG13 - Climate Action: Combatting Climate Change and its Impacts will consider empirical and science-based analysis to explore a wide range of practical implementation tools and mechanisms, enabling conditions, and monitoring and reporting tools, to demonstrate the potential innovation in implementing SDG13. ...
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    85,17 €

  • Equilibra
    Paul Oquist
    THE ULTIMATUM IS IMPERATIVE— transform ourselves now or decline and perish as a result of the consequences of our own actions, a species suicide.THE ULTIMATUM IS DUAL— we can produce our own extinction and that of other species through weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear, and/or environmental degradation, especially climate change.The EQUILIBRA series begins with TH...
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    16,12 €

  • Cities, Climate Change, and Public Health
    Ella Jisun Kim
    This book examines how cities can use a public health frame of climate change to boost people’s understanding of and concern about climate change and increase policy support for climate adaptation efforts at the local level. It also presents new tools for cities to enhance awareness of and facilitate prioritization of climate risk management choices. ...
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    180,64 €

  • Hurry Up and Stop
    John H. Barber / John HBarber
    The UK economy and environment are not in a good place. We have contributed to global warming and our sense of wellbeing is being eroded. The book cuts through to the facts regarding each issue, explains the background and looks behind the headlines. It examines the current direction of travel of many related issues and outlines a joined up way forward that improves the outlook...
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    14,46 €

  • The Guide to Being a Good Human for the Earth
    Travis Ramsey
    This is a guide to being a good human for the earth. How can we live on this planet sustainably so we can have a good quality of life for many generations to come? This book provides quick and practical information on how to live sustainably. The first section, “Foundation of Living Sustainably,” gives you an overall understanding of how you can think about living sustainably a...
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    11,06 €

  • Surviving Global Warming
    Dr Peter T Scott
    Surviving Climate Change. Is climate change real? What is Global Warming?  Here is the proof without any hype. What is the science, not pseudo-science behind it? What are normal climate cycles? Each of the cycles is explained, illustrated, and put in a practical context. Global warming, what causes it, changes we can make to reduce or reverse it in full colour heavily illustrat...
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    31,60 €

  • Las Mantis religiosa y los insectos palo
    Francesco Tomasinelli / Marco Salemi
    Las mantis religiosas, dotadas de unas temibles patas captoras, dejan pocas oportunidades a sus presas. Campeones del camuflaje, los insectos palo, por su lado, son capaces de parecer un trozo de madera, una corteza, una hoja o, incluso, aparentar que están muertos quedándose tumbados bajo el sol.Con esta obra, descubrirá la diversidad de mantis religiosas e insectos palo de to...
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    32,19 €

  • Los pequeños animales de la casa
    Vincent Albouy
    Una casa, un garaje o un edificio constituye el hábitat adecuado para todo tipo de seres vivos. Aunque parezcan medios poco propicios para el desarrollo de vida salvaje, abrigan una fauna variada que saca provecho de la proximidad del ser humano. Así, se pueden encontrar presas y depredadores, ganado que vive de nuestras provisiones y residuos (moscas, polillas) y algunas fiera...
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    31,15 €

  • Integrating Sustainable Development into the Curriculum
    This book explores the value of institutions of higher education in leading the way on the topic of sustainability education by ensuring that it is well entrenched in the curriculum as well as everyday practice and lifestyles. ...
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    152,67 €

  • Nuclear Power or a Promise Lost
    Edward T. Burns / Edward TBurns / TBD
    This book captures the status of current electrical energy markets including the principal forces affecting decisions on selecting an energy source. It represents a seminal work that lays out the electrical energy decision tree for selecting an energy source in a world that is on the verge of catastrophic global warming because of the choices that have been made in the name of ...
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    119,37 €

  • Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism
    Tina Landis
    Millions around the world are demanding action and actively seeking solutions to the unfolding climate crisis. The dialogue at the top is confined to solutions that align with the laws of capitalism and unbridled economic growth. But what if we look to solutions beyond how we currently structure our economies?Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism makes the case that socialism pro...
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    5,99 €

  • The Hathaway Equation
    Phillip Hathaway
    Like an X-ray, The Hathaway Equation penetrates taboos and mores that blockade progress. It is a proclamation from a pioneer and pathfinder--a message dreamt of only by a visionary who arrives from nowhere in times of peril to show us the way home.A generous gift to all people of every race and tongue, from the highest to the very lowest stations of life, it is an elegant yet s...
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    25,18 €

  • Like There’s No Tomorrow
    Frances Ward
    Christians often don’t know how to respond to the climate crisis and messages of possible destruction caused by human activity. Frances Ward shows how Christians can live and act with hope and faith in God in the face of eco-anxiety. ...
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    18,25 €

  • Multihazard Risk Atlas of Maldives
    Asian Development Bank
    The Multihazard Risk Atlas of Maldives is composed of Geography-Volume I, Climate and Geophysical Hazards-Volume II, Economy and Demographics-Volume III, Biodiversity-Volume IV, and Summary-Volume V. This atlas provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. I...
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    40,37 €

  • Survival
    Samuel Layne
    2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply ...
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    19,43 €

  • Survival
    Samuel Layne
    2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply ...
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    30,67 €

  • Water
    Julian Caldecott
    As water crises multiply, and mass extinction and climate chaos escalate, we have the sense that nature is serving us a very clear warning and that something major has to change, or else. To respond requires that our adaptive skills are informed by ecology and applied effectively. The key issue is whether we can adjust our ways of life to make it in our new global environment. ...
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    26,15 €

  • Water
    Julian Caldecott
    As water crises multiply, and mass extinction and climate chaos escalate, we have the sense that nature is serving us a very clear warning and that something major has to change, or else. To respond requires that our adaptive skills are informed by ecology and applied effectively. The key issue is whether we can adjust our ways of life to make it in our new global environment. ...
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    38,41 €

  • Limpia el parabrisas
    Jorge Ruiz
    Ante la emergencia climática, muchos ciudadanos se preguntan que hacen los gobiernos y que pueden hacer ellos. LIMPIA EL PARABRISAS pretende ilustrar como debemos filtrar toda la información que nos llega, usando unos criterios científicos. Al mismo tiempo, sugiere algunas pautas de comportamiento personal para ayudar a frenar el cambio climático. Se han usado informes de Insti...
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    13,90 €

  • False Alarm
    Rex Fleming
    finally coming together to challenge the push of the United Nations for global socialismunder the veil of catastrophic climate change! A registered letter has been sent and received by theSecretary-General of the UN on October 1 of 2019. The letter was sent on behalf of the Ambassadors ofthe European Climate Delegation which included countries from Europe, Australia, Canada, Ne...
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    29,22 €

  • ΣΑΧΑΡΑΣΙΑ (SAHARASIA, Abridged, Greek)
    James Demeo
    This work is an abridged Greek translation of selected book chapters and articles about James DeMeo's work and discovery on 'Saharasia'.  The full Saharasia book is presently available only in the original 465-page English edition, describing a series of new discoveries on the origins of human violence and warfare, and associated-correlated cultural characteristics.  It is ...
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    16,82 €

  • Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
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    248,35 €

  • Global Warming & Human Cosmic Purpose
    Dr C / Nobody
    "If one was to observe the pattern of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations that have occurred on the Earth, a massive fall over a prolonged period (from 5000ppm to 280ppm on the Earth), followed by an abrupt spike (from 280ppm to over 400ppm on the Earth), on any life-bearing planet, then this would be a sign that all is well on that planet. It indicates that the ‘first li...
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    10,72 €

  • SEED
    Chris S McGee
    This is the first in a series of books planned by the author to feature Jack, Lake, and friends. I, for one, look forward to reading the continuing journey of these eco-stewards. Whether you are among those taking a more involved approach to helping the environment, or you are contemplating a plan of action, or you simply remember the activism of your youth, you will appreciate...
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    15,59 €

  • Climate Change for Beginners
    Thomas R Shipley
    Climate change—previously and more accurately referred to as global warming—is not some trivial title given to the inconvenience of an unexpected rainstorm on the day of your family’s picnic. It is not about the frustration you feel when a surprise November snowstorm hits on the day you have important travel plans.Climate change is a proven global deteriorationof traditional we...
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    12,40 €

  • Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Health in Tropical and Subtropical Regions
    Climate change and environmental pollution remain two primary areas of concern in today’s world. These detrimental influences continue to have a strong impact on various aspects of humanity, specifically public health in tropical regions. Researchers have seen neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affected by climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Climate Change and Anthropogen...
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    327,27 €

  • Towards Net Zero
    Michael J de Smith
    In this work we examine two of the major contributors to energy consumption and global greenhouse gas emissions: transport and the built environment. In this connection our title, “Towards Net Zero”, embraces the efforts made by individuals, organizations, national governments and international agencies to reduce the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from all sources, inc...
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    56,27 €

  • Marxist Left Review #19
    Issue 19 of the Marxist Left Review has three major themes: the return of revolutionary protests to the world stage; responding to the climate crisis; and debates on the left regarding reformism and electoral strategy. The full list of articles is: Resisting barbarism: Contours of a global rebellion by Omar Hassan Is the world economy on the verge of a new recession? by Tom ...
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    21,14 €