Book Blog
Excerpts from the book ‘CLIMATE CHANGE and the road to NET-ZERO’ covering the science, technology, economics, and politics of climate change.
by Mathew Hampshire-Waugh
Water Supply, Climate Change, & Net-Zero
Climate change will reduce the availability of fresh water due to rising heat, dry soils, more extreme downpours and flooding. Continue burning fossil fuels and we risk running dry this century. Switch to Net-Zero and the World can better manage natural resources.
The Nuts and Bolts of Climate Modelling
How climate scientists use General Circulation Models to calculate future CO2-led temperature increases and amplifying feedback mechanisms. And why the next generation of Earth System Models may find further temperature amplifying effects and dangerous tipping points.
A Short History of Climate Models
The Swedish chemist who first pieced together the maths of global warming, the British Engineer who first warned of climate change, and how even the earliest climate models have proven highly accurate.
The Human Epoch: How we are destabilising the Earth
Why CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere and has already warmed the Earth by over 1⁰C and how we are emitting CO2 ten times faster than the fastest warming event in 60 million years of Earth’s history.
Understanding Greenhouse Gases
The major greenhouse gases and where they come from. Why different greenhouse gases have different warming impacts on the planet. How each greenhouse gas has contributed to warming so far and why CO2 is centre stage.
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect
The women’s rights campaigner who discovered the greenhouse effect. The physics of warming and how scientists have correctly predicted the sensitivity of Planet Earth for over a century.