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How Bad Are Bananas?

The Carbon Footprint of Everything

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How Bad Are Bananas?

By: Mike Berners-Lee
Narrated by: Mike Berners-Lee
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About this listen

How Bad Are Bananas? was a groundbreaking book when first published in 2009, when most of us were hearing the phrase 'carbon footprint' for the first time. Mike Berners-Lee set out to inform us what was important (aviation, heating, swimming pools) and what made very little difference (bananas, naturally packaged, are good!).

This new edition updates all the figures (from data centres to hosting a World Cup) and introduces many areas that have become a regular part of modern life - Twitter, the Cloud, Bitcoin, electric bikes and cars, even space tourism. Berners-Lee runs a considered eye over each area and gives us the figures to manage and reduce our own carbon footprint, as well as to lobby our companies, businesses and government. His findings, presented in clear and even entertaining prose, are often surprising. And they are essential if we are to address climate change.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Mike Berners-Lee (P)2024 Profile Books Ltd Environment Science Natural Resource
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Excellent book to give you a snapshot of carbon footprint issues and point towards individual actions you could implement today.

A brilliant read!

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A must read for all of humanity. We all live in the dark about this subject

Enlightening

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Only British units unfortunately. The rest of the world understands nothing of this, even though we might understand the language.

Interesting topic but too focused on Britain

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I'm happy to have bought this excellent book, which is needed, useful and witty! I'm gonna read his other book too.

Absolute must

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