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The Global Climate Crisis

William D. Fletcher and Craig B. Smith

Reaching Net What It Takes to Solve the Global Climate Crisis addresses the imminent need to fully understand the causes, effects, and evidence of global warming due to the large amount of climate disinformation and complexity of much of the available valid science. In this second edition, the authors broaden the understanding of global warming, bring new findings to light, and report on successes and failures when dealing with this global crisis. This book addresses the science of global warming in a concise, readable manner while providing an in-depth reference for readers who want more details or to study the sources of information. New topics will be covered in this second edition, such as the evolving role of hydrogen as a substitute for natural gas in transportation and industrial applications. In addition, a plan based on established and economically feasible current technology will be presented to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

• Provides a broad understanding of global warming and climate change, with easily understandable language, tables, and charts • Presents a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is based on currently available technology that is well-established and economic • Discusses practical actions that need to be taken and past successes and failures to understand the complexity of addressing global warming • Offers a practical plan with recommendations covering the technical, economic, and public policy issues involved

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