Our Livable World: Creating the Clean Earth of Tomorrow
Marc Schaus
Oct 2020 · Diversion Books
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A vital guide to the frontlines of our fight against climate change and the scientific and technological innovations that will revolutionize the world.
The United States' accelerated plans to combat the existential threat of climate change finally give reason to hope. In Our Livable World, research specialist and author Marc Schaus explores the incredible new green innovations in science and engineering that can allow us to avoid the worst repercussions of global warming as we work to usher in a sustainable, livable world.
To beat a challenge the size of climate change, our solutions will have to be ambitious: solar thermal cells capable of storing energy long after the sun goes down, "smart highways" designed to charge your vehicle as you drive, indoor vertical farms automated to maximize crop growth with no pesticides, bioluminescent vines ready to one day replace our streetlights, jet fuel created from landfill trash—and next-generation carbon capture techniques to remove the emissions we have already released over the past several decades. Far from the geoengineering schemes of cli-fi action thrillers, real solutions are being developed, right this moment. Our Livable World features interviews with the innovators, real talk on the revolutionary technology, and a clear picture of a cleaner planet in the future.
"An important book that shows the dawn of a new kind of environmental movement―an age where we invest in deeply creative and fascinating technical solutions that work in harmony with the Earth. Marc Schaus lays out the exciting future of environmental innovation before us." —Katie Patrick, author of How to Save the World
The United States' accelerated plans to combat the existential threat of climate change finally give reason to hope. In Our Livable World, research specialist and author Marc Schaus explores the incredible new green innovations in science and engineering that can allow us to avoid the worst repercussions of global warming as we work to usher in a sustainable, livable world.
To beat a challenge the size of climate change, our solutions will have to be ambitious: solar thermal cells capable of storing energy long after the sun goes down, "smart highways" designed to charge your vehicle as you drive, indoor vertical farms automated to maximize crop growth with no pesticides, bioluminescent vines ready to one day replace our streetlights, jet fuel created from landfill trash—and next-generation carbon capture techniques to remove the emissions we have already released over the past several decades. Far from the geoengineering schemes of cli-fi action thrillers, real solutions are being developed, right this moment. Our Livable World features interviews with the innovators, real talk on the revolutionary technology, and a clear picture of a cleaner planet in the future.
"An important book that shows the dawn of a new kind of environmental movement―an age where we invest in deeply creative and fascinating technical solutions that work in harmony with the Earth. Marc Schaus lays out the exciting future of environmental innovation before us." —Katie Patrick, author of How to Save the World
A vital guide to the frontlines of our fight against climate change and the scientific and technological innovations that will revolutionize the world.
The United States' accelerated plans to combat the existential threat of climate change finally give reason to hope. In Our Livable World, resea...
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About the author
Marc Schaus is a professional research specialist across the sciences for research ventures, craft product manuals, and policymakers. Marc has been a TEDx speaker covering new technological solutions for climate change and is also the author of Post Secular: Science, Humanism and the Future of Faith. He has written articles appearing in Areo Magazine, Free Inquiry Magazine, The Huffington Post, Patheos, and the academic journal Antennae. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada.
Marc Schaus is a professional research specialist across the sciences for research ventures, craft product manuals, and policymakers. Marc has been a TEDx speaker covering new technological solutions for climate change and is also the author of Post Secular: Science, Humanism and the Future of Fa...
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