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

(Paperback, 2nd New 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 didnt 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

Reviews

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

Author Bio

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.