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Net Zero

How We Stop Causing Climate Change

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Net Zero

By: Dieter Helm
Narrated by: Malk Williams
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 What can we really do about the climate emergency?

The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing – or even just slowing – it will affect all of us. But it can be done.

In Net Zero the economist Professor Dieter Helm addresses the action we would all need to take, whether personal, local, national or global, if we really wanted to stop causing climate change.

Net Zero is Professor Dieter Helm’s measured, balanced view of how we stop causing climate change by adopting a net zero strategy of reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon absorption. It is a rational look at why the past 30 years efforts has failed and why and how the next 30 years can succeed. It is a vital book for anyone who hears the clamour of Extinction Rebellion and other ecological activists, but wonders what they can actually do.

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Critic reviews

A Nature Book of the Week

‘You should read it’ Julian Glover, Evening Standard

‘The reasons I enjoyed this book are fivefold and I think they are reasons that many readers of this blog would enjoy it too. This book is very clearly written, on an important subject, by someone who knows their stuff, by someone who is a friend of the natural environment and, perhaps most importantly, it challenges my own starting point on this subject.’ Mark Avery

‘Dieter Helm is one of Britain's foremost experts on energy economics and he has written a terrific book on the next agenda item once the Covid emergency has passed. It is also an angry book … A fine overview of our climate policy failures and the options for doing better.’ Sunday Independent
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Professor Helm has been studying the energy sector and climate impact for many years. There are many books on climate change and the available policy options. I am very glad to have read this one. Concise, well argued and convincing.

Concise, well argued and convincing

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Great listen, important overview of the current climate crisis. Should be made compulsory for all

Everyone should be made to read/listen to this book

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I urge you to listen to this!! And tell everyone you know to do the same.

Breathtaking Inspiring Vision

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Interesting to hear an honest account of what is required if Net Zero is to be achieved. No hiding the costs and social changes.

Depressingly hard nosed

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very interesting. strong proponent of global carbon price & associated regulations to fix the impending climate disaster

very interesting carbon tax

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