For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction, "The Complete Guide to Climate Change" is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the key scientific, geographical and socio-political issues involved in the study of the environment and the implications of mankind's effect upon it, topics covered include: environmental science - the carbon cycle and the 'Greenhouse Gases'; the impacts of climate change on life, land and sea; mitigation strategies from carbon capture to carbon taxes; and, the Kyoto Protocol and UNFCC Renewable fuel sources, from wind to solar power.
Carbon - the basis of life Carbon forms the basis of all organic life and has the amazing ability to bond with itself and a wide range of other elements, forming nearly 10 million known compounds. It is in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the shampoo we use and the petrol that fuels our cars. Because carbon has the largest range of subtle bonding capabilities, 95% of everything that exists in the universe is made up of carbon atoms that are stuck together.
