Sustainable Materials - With Both Eyes Open
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- Apr 1, 2012
- #MaterialsScience
Winner of: ALA Outstanding Academic Title This evidence-based survey presents a holistic vision of options for a sustainable future by going beyond efficient and clean production to...
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Number of Pages: 384
ISBN: 190686005X
ISBN-13: 9781906860059
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Bill Gates @BillGates
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Dec 7, 2015
- Curated in The best books I read in 2015
How much can we reduce carbon emissions that come from making and using stuff? Quite a bit, according to the University of Cambridge team behind this book. They look closely at the materials that humans use most, with particular emphasis on steel and aluminum, and show how we could cut emissions by up to 50 percent without asking people to make big sacrifices. Although the topic can be dry as a desert, the authors keep it light with lots of colorful illustrations and clever analogies without sacrificing clarity or rigor. I learned a lot from this thoughtful look at a critical topic. (You can download it free on the authors’ site.)