Climate Apocalypse: Catastrophic Global Warming Is More Likely Than Ever--But It's Still Not Too Late to Save Ourselves
暫譯: 氣候末日:災難性全球暖化比以往更可能發生——但現在拯救自己仍為時未晚
Bauer, Wolfgang
- 出版商: Summit Valley Press
- 出版日期: 2027-04-06
- 售價: $1,250
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,187
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 264
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 0262058480
- ISBN-13: 9780262058483
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商品描述
How we can beat the odds and avoid making Earth uninhabitable. Climate Apocalypse is a sobering account of the increasingly catastrophic risk and urgent measures we can take to save ourselves. Cautioning against unworkable approaches, climate scientist and geophysicist Wolfgang Bauer unravels what we know (and don't) about the odds of climate change making our planet uninhabitable and transforming it into another Venus. Examining the past, present, and future of carbon in our atmosphere, oceans, biosphere, and Earth's crust, he explains why existing computer climate models might miss exponentially rising, and potentially annihilating, surface temperatures before it is too late. The author dives into fossil fuel alternatives, including renewable power sources, and how they can be deployed safely, efficiently, and even profitably. By eliminating the combustion of fossil fuels and replacing them with renewables, the book provides estimates of how large an investment the necessary transition would take, and how fast it would pay for itself, asking the big question: Are we prepared to put a price on an inhabitable planet? The choice is still ours.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
我們如何扭轉劣勢,避免讓地球變得不適合人類居住。
《氣候末日》(Climate Apocalypse)冷靜而令人警醒地剖析了日益嚴重的災難性風險,以及我們為拯救自己所能採取的緊急措施。氣候科學家兼地球物理學家 Wolfgang Bauer 提醒我們不要採用不可行的方法,並深入解析我們對於氣候變遷可能讓地球變得不適合居住、將其轉變為另一個金星(Venus)的機率,究竟知道什麼、又有哪些未知之處。他探討大氣、海洋、生物圈與地殼中的碳在過去、現在與未來的變化,並說明為何現有的電腦氣候模型可能無法在一切為時已晚之前,預測地表溫度呈指數上升、甚至可能達到毀滅性的程度。
作者深入探討化石燃料的替代方案,包括再生能源,以及如何安全、高效率,甚至以具獲利性的方式部署這些能源。透過消除化石燃料的燃燒,並以再生能源取而代之,本書估算完成必要能源轉型所需的投資規模,以及這項投資需要多快才能回本,並提出一個重大的問題:我們是否準備好為一個適合人類居住的星球付出代價?選擇仍然掌握在我們手中。
作者簡介
Wolfgang Bauer is University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Wolfgang Bauer 是 Michigan State University 的物理學與天文學特聘教授。