{"product_id":"9780857299253","title":"Warming to Ecocide: A Thermodynamic Diagnosis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWarming to Ecocide: A Thermodynamic Diagnosis\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSangster, Alan J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite scientific evidence that business-as-usual is unsustainable, there is a huge and widespread inertia to ‘greening’ the planet. \u003ci\u003eWarming to Ecocide\u003c\/i\u003e considers climate change from a thermodynamic perspective and asks whether market-driven organisations have carried us to the point of no return through the flawed economics of endless growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarming to Ecocide\u003c\/i\u003e begins by exploring the thermodynamic origins of climate change. It demonstrates that equilibrium thermodynamics can provide full explanations for the basic processes of life such as photosynthesis and metabolism, and that non-equilibrium thermodynamics is close to providing an explanation for how life started. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with a solid appreciation of the power of thermodynamics, the second half of \u003ci\u003eWarming to Ecocide\u003c\/i\u003e discusses whether multinational corporations have convinced the public that climate change is insignificant and thereby neutered any all attempts by governments to espouse environmentally-friendly policies. It then goes on to offer strategies whereby mankind may avoid propelling the global average temperature above the pre-industrial level by more than 2°C, which scientists view as a threshold presaging catastrophic run-away processes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-08-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780857299253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-85729-926-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47672235131020,"sku":"9780857299253","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780857299253.jpg?v=1776522406","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780857299253","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}