"Introduces early readers to environmentalist concepts including greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, and air pollution, and what they can do to help the environment. Features real-life examples of kids like Greta Thunberg who have made a difference"--Provided by publisher.
"Full of simple, achievable ways to help you reduce your carbon footprint and make environmentally-friendly choices--from tips on creating a more sustainable home to reducing your plastic use and shopping responsibly"--Back cover.
Examines some of the negative effects of human activity on the planet, focusing on climate change, with discussion of the causes and impact of it and a look at sustainable solutions.
Discusses ways to combat global warming, covering different sources of sustainable energy, the effects of fossil fuel use on the environment, global warming, and how to become carbon neutral.
Details the negative impact that climate change can have on food supply, discussing the potential impact of increasing the global temperature two degrees Celsius and the likely conflicts over diminishing food and water supplies, and examining how helpful technology will be.
Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a "carbon footprint" by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth.
"Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a 'carbon footprint' by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth. Learn about new developments being made to reduce the amount of carbon we create and what steps you can take to make your own 'footprint' smaller"--Provided by publisher.
The Green Patriot Working Group details fifty simple suggestions that can help to reduce the effects of global warming, and includes drinking fair trade coffees, buying green energy, checking the tire pressure of cars, recycle old shoes, and more.
