Brett Favaro

Goodreads Synopsis:
Our world is getting hotter, and it's our fault. Our addiction to fossil fuels is destroying not only our ancient planet, but our modern civilization. How can we protect our fragile ecosystems while preserving our way of life? How can we respond to climate change deniers who mock the fact that environmental activists use fossil fuels? In short, how can your average concerned citizen live a normal life in a carbon-based economy without being justifiably called a hypocrite? In The Carbon Code, conservation biologist Brett Favaro answers these thorny questions, offering simple strategies to help you reduce your carbon footprint--without abandoning common sense.

Favaro's Carbon Code of Conduct is based on the four R's: Reduce, Replace, Refine, and Rehabilitate. After outlining the scientific basics of climate change and explaining the logic of the code he prescribes, the author describes carbon-friendly technologies and behaviors we can adopt in our daily lives. However, he acknowledges that individual action, while vital, is insufficient. To achieve global sustainability, he insists that we must make the fight against climate change "go viral" through conspicuous conservation.

The Carbon Code is a tool of empowerment. People don't need to be climate change experts to be part of the solution! In this book, Brett Favaro shows you how to take ownership of your carbon footprint and adopt a lifestyle of conspicuous conservation that will spur governments and corporations to do the same. Climate-friendly action is the best decision on every dimension--economics, health and well-being, and social justice. Saving the planet is, after all, about saving ourselves. The Carbon Code provides a framework to do this, and helps you to become a hero in the fight against climate change.

My Review:
I received a copy of The Carbon Code from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

Do you care about the environment? Do you want to do all you can to help? Do you feel like your existence is what's destroying the world? Then this is the book for you!

I originally downloaded this book because I thought it would be good to learn more about global warming and climate change, and how to help the planet. I did not, however, expect to learn as much as I did in these two hundred and some pages. I teaches you basics, and really goes in depth on how to do your part if you're someone who already knows a lot about being environmentally friendly. Not only are switching to climate friendly alternatives better for the planet, but they're also cheaper, and better for your personal health as well. A lot of books like these I feel like I'm sort of reading a text book, but this one isn't like that. I enjoyed learning about this subject.
Did you know that we may only have thirty years before we hit a level of pollution that we can't go back from? When the glaciers are done melting due to climate change, not only will there be more water but it will be warmer water as well. Hot water takes up more space than cold water, and some island places and coastal area's like California will be completely wiped off the map. No one wins in the case of Climate Change. If you live by the sea, your city will drown. If you live high up, you'll be flattened by a storm. If you beat the storm, you'll face thirst and hunger because there won't be anywhere to grow food, and all the water will be ocean. If you manage to get past that, the world might just turn out to be an apocalyptic wasteland. Not only is the ocean growing, but it's composition is changing due to the chemicals in the rest of the world. Plant and wildlife are decreasing at an alarming rate. This is all because of people. How can we save ourselves if we can't even switch to environmentally friendly brands? This future makes the mass extinction that the dinosaurs faced look like a breeze. 50% of the world's emissions are caused by the richest 10% of the population. These are just a few things I've learned from this book, and this is real.

Overall this book really taught me a lot. I learned that in thirty years, if we as a species don't change our ways of polluting our planet, we will hit a threshold that we won't be able to go back from. Chemistry, our world, our entire existence doesn't care if you don't believe in Climate Change and Global Warming. It will keep happening. And I think everyone should read this informative book. Definitely check it out if you get the chance.

Here's a link to the book on Amazon, and another to the authors Twitter.

https://www.amazon.ca/Carbon-Code-Become-Climate-Change/dp/1421422530/ref=sr_1_1...

https://twitter.com/LetsFishSmarter

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