Table of Contents

List of figures and tables vi

List of abbreviations vii

Preface to the revised and updated edition ix

Acknowledgements xv

Introduction 1

Part 1 Why should we worry about climate change?

1 How serious is climate change? 15

2 Why are emissions rising? 35

3 Who is to blame? 59

Part 2 Why is so little being achieved?

4 Current renewables technologies to the rescue? 79

5 Can demand be cut? 104

6 A new dawn for nuclear? 124

7 Are we running out of fossil fuels? 142

8 A credible international agreement? 160

Part 3 What should be done?

9 Fixing the carbon price 179

10 Making the transition 199

11 Investing in new technologies 217

Conclusion 237

Endnotes 252

Bibliography 267

Index 276