How to Change Minds About Our Changing Climate [Paperback]

In our post-truth world, theres only one place to turn to if we want to live in reality: science. And the research on climate change is clear: Its real, it threatens us all, and human activity is the primary cause. This essential handbook dismantles all the most pernicious misunderstandings spread by deniers and replaces them with the truth. Faced with an imperiled planet that we must urgently work to save, we dont have time for anything else.The book to spark action on the defining challenge of our time With humor and copious research, the authors . . . take 15 of the most common arguments against climate change and turn them upside down. For those who want a more thorough grasp of the situation or need facts and figures to help sway others, this book is right on target. Systematically shreds every argument advance to deny climate change is real . . . Explains the complex science behind climate change in a clear and simple way that almost anyone can understand. Everyoneincluding climate skeptics!ought to read this book. With wit and verve, it explains why every arguments in the climate skeptics handbook isto put it politelywrong. This is the most important conversation you can havethe birds and the bees for a whole planet. Darling and Sisterson show us how to convince all skeptics in this excellent piece of work presenting the state of climate knowledge in a framework of whats wrong with the denier arguments. Its presented in a easy-to-read and humorous way, appealing to non-experts and experts alike. Darling and Sisterson meticulously pick apart the logical fallacies of the major arguments advanced by climate skeptics. Readily accessible to non-experts and indispensible for those awkward family meals or bar discussions with skeptical friends.