Climate Change, Mark Maslin
Climate Change, Mark Maslin
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Climate Change
A Very Short Introduction

Author: Mark Maslin

Narrator: Gareth Richards

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/26/2021


Synopsis

In the last few years global awareness of climate change has grown very rapidly—through the school strikes led by Greta Thunberg, groups like Extinction Rebellion, the IPCC's recent high impact reports, TV documentaries, and declarations from governments around the world that we are in a climate emergency. This awareness is continuing to grow, as the science shows us that our planet and our species are facing a massive crisis, which we ourselves have caused. Climate change is one of the few scientific theories that make us examine the whole basis of modern society. It is a challenge that has politicians arguing, sets nations against each other, queries individual lifestyle choices, and ultimately asks questions about humanity's relationship with the rest of the planet.

This Very Short Introduction draws on the very latest science from the 2021 IPCC Report, examining the evidence that climate change is already happening, and discussing its potential catastrophic impacts in the future. Mark Maslin also explores the geopolitics of climate change and the win-win solutions we can employ to avoid the very worst effects of climate change. Throughout, he demonstrates how we must develop new modes of thinking for the twenty-first century at individual, corporate, and government levels to collectively tackle the challenge of climate change.

About Mark Maslin

Mark Maslin is professor of climatology at University College London. He is currently a Royal Society Industrial Fellow working with Rezatec Ltd, a company he cofounded. He was the former Director of the UCL Environmental Institute and Head of the Department of Geography. He is science advisor to the Global Precious Commodities PLC, Global Cool Foundation, Climatecom Strategies, Steria, Permian Ltd, and Carbon Sense Ltd. Maslin is a leading scientist with particular expertise in past global and regional climatic change and has published over 165 papers in journals such as Science, Nature, and The Lancet. He has also written ten popular books, over fifty popular articles, and appeared on both radio and television. His books include The Cradle of Humanity and The Human Planet, coauthored with Simon Lewis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Riku on November 25, 2013

Global Warming, hearteningly, might be one of the few topics where we could confidently assert that an Introduction is really not required. Everyone seems to know (more than) enough and already has an opinion on the topic. An intro on GW should sound laughable, in fact. At best what one would need i......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on July 13, 2023

very dry. informative, but there's certainly more books to learn about a topic that almost everyone is very, very familiar with......more

Goodreads review by Amirography on December 20, 2017

The book has some interesting pieces of information. It's rather formal and dry as an academic chip on Saharan desert. The author begins the book as if he is angry with the reader, maintaining a sarcastic voice for a few pages. But after that, he just sticks to the facts, like a disappointed parent.......more

Goodreads review by Mesoscope on October 12, 2022

An excellent and comprehensive general introduction to the topic of climate change written with admirable clarity. It touches on the basics of climatology, paleoclimatology, policy, renewable energy, and more. Last updated in 2009, it shows some sign of its age, but it is still quite useful for the......more