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How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything - 2020 new edition
Mike Berners-Lee
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Description for How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything - 2020 new edition
Paperback.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781788163811
SKU
V9781788163811
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Mike Berners-Lee
Mike Berners-Lee is a professor of sustainability at Lancaster University and the founder of Small World Consulting, a world leader in supply chain carbon metrics and management that has worked with organisations of all sizes, from the world's largest tech giants to supermarkets to micro businesses. Mike makes regular speaking, TV and radio appearances to promote awareness of sustainability and ... Read more
Reviews for How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything - 2020 new edition
It is terrific. I can't remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable all at the same time.
Bill Bryson An engaging book that manages to present serious science without preaching. It offers tools that any reader will be able to use and make informed choices, and even seasoned ecoenthusiasts will ... Read more
Bill Bryson An engaging book that manages to present serious science without preaching. It offers tools that any reader will be able to use and make informed choices, and even seasoned ecoenthusiasts will ... Read more