Storms of My Grandchildren

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Storms of My Grandchildren
LC Class
QC981.8.G56 H365 2009

Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity is

global warming
.

Themes

In the book, Hansen describes how the burning of fossil fuels is changing our climate and argues that this is putting Earth into imminent peril. He suggests that millions of species, and humanity itself, are threatened.[2] The title of the book, Storms of My Grandchildren, refers to the ferocious and stormy weather events that will occur in the next generation if fossil fuel use continues in the way it has.[3]

In Hansen's evaluation, the response of

ppm or less, in order to avoid environmental disasters for generations to come. He advocates prompt phaseout of coal plant emissions, plus improved forestry and agricultural practices.[2] Hansen supports a carbon tax returned to citizens as a dividend and rejects cap and trade.[4] He also supports nuclear power and rejects geoengineering.[5]

Reception

Storms of My Grandchildren has been reviewed in

Cosmos.[8] An excerpt from the book appeared in The Nation in 2009.[9]

Author

global warming".[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hansen 2009
  2. ^ a b c Hansen 2009, p. ix–xii
  3. ^
    doi:10.1038/climate.2009.124
    .
  4. ^ Hansen 2009, pp. 221, 218
  5. ^ Hansen 2009, pp. 204, 230
  6. ^ a b Susan Salter Reynolds (December 27, 2009). "Book Review: Storms of My Grandchildren by James Hansen". Los Angeles Times.
  7. doi:10.1126/science.1189312
    .
  8. ^ Cooke, Aaron (July 2010). "Review: Storms of My Grandchildren". Cosmos. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  9. ^ James Hansen. How to Solve the Climate Problem The Nation, December 30, 2009.

Publishing information

External links
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