How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything (Revised Edition)

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10,000 copies sold: of the previous edition (titled: How Bad Are Bananas?), originally published in 2011 Revised and updated throughout: including the carbon footprint of things that didn't exist a decade ago, including a Zoom call, a smartphone, and cryptocurrencies. At least 30% new and revised content Filled with surprising facts: Including that paper bags have a higher carbon footprint than plastic bags (though plastic bags are bad for many other reasons!), and that a mile long ride on a regular bicycle requires more carbon than an eclectic bike (think about the carbon required to energize the rider!). Sustainably produced: All materials in the printing of this book are FSC certified, and the interior is printed on 100% recycled paper

Mike Berners Lee is a leading expert in carbon footprinting and the author of several books. He is a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University and director and principal consultant of Small World Consulting, based in the Lancaster Environment Centre.

The first edition won the 2012 Green Book Festival Award "Deftly blends intelligence with entertainment, perhaps creating a unique genre: a page-turner for the climate-conscious." --Publishers Weekly "A user-friendly reminder of our environmental impact... [that] will find an audience among patrons concerned about climate change." --Booklist, STARRED review "An easy, often amusing read...Readers can enjoy the fun as Berners-Lee reveals the carbon footprints of hundreds of elements in our lives." --Kirkus Reviews Praise for There Is No Planet B "I can't remember the last time I read a book that was more fascinating and useful and enjoyable." --Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body "There is no Planet B is a massively entertaining compendium of bite-sized facts ... It's also massively important, given the current state of the planet." --Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and American Earth "There is no Planet B is a rallying cry for a generation worried that they will inherit a world shorn of nature's wonders and of the freedoms and opportunities we take for granted... [this book] will go a long way to ensuring the planet we hand on may just be liveable." --Adrian Barnett, New Scientist "Who should read There is no Planet B? Everyone. Mike Berners-Lee has written a far-ranging and truth-telling handbook that is as readable as it is instructive." --Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History