TY - BOOK AU - Flannery,Tim F. TI - Atmosphere of hope: searching for solutions to the climate crisis SN - 9780802124067 AV - QC903 FLA 2015 U1 - 363.738/74 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Atlantic Monthly Press KW - Climatic changes KW - Global warming KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Renewable energy sources KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index; Part One: Climate science. The weather makers: right or wrong? ; The waters of a warming world ; Ominously acidic oceans ; How are the animals doing? ; The great climate event horizon -- Part Two: The knife blade we perch on. The great disconnect ; Coal : decline of a giant ; What future, oil? ; Gas : last hurrah or bridge to the future? ; Divestment and the carbon bubble ; Where's nuclear? ; Sunlight and wind : winning the race ; At last, EVs -- Part Three: Fight for the future. Adapting? ; Geoengineering : a way out? ; The gigatonne challenge ; Silicate rocks, cement and smart chemistry ; The new carbon capture and storage ; The 2030 challenge ; Deadline 2050 ; The growing power of the individual N2 - Explains the fast-approaching climate crisis while drawing on the latest scientific findings to outline promising clean technologies involving soft geo-engineering- - UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1619/2016427437-d.html ER -