Engineering Sustainable Life on Earth

Climate scientists have clarified the main causes of climate change, and the tight timescale within which humans must change behaviour. This book uncovers many of the powerful actions and use them effectively to achieve sustainable human life, of improved quality, in a way that is affordable out of earned income for all humans.

"John Coplin's pedigree is perfect for this timely, important book: a masterly analysis of the climate change problems the world must address; a series of powerful arguments for a convincing array of solutions based on a design engineering approach: a textbook for post-COP 26 work by the UK and globally. A well-grounded, successful and renowned aeronautical engineer and polymath, John Coplin employs his wider scientific skills, international experience, deep and broad thinking, the vision all these elements inspire, and clear logic to argue, explain and quantify ways forward to limit significantly the adverse effects of climate change, and provide better and sustainable ways of living on this planet." Sir Roger Carrick, former British High Commissioner and Ambassador

Autorentext

John F. Coplin, aeronautical engineer, chief designer of Rolls-Royce's RB211 aeroengine. During the 1990s, he was UK science and technology advisor to the Indonesian President. Previously a visiting professor on engineering design to Oxford University and Imperial College and Associate Fellow in Design Engineering at the University of Warwick.

Inhalt

Foreword Part I: The Big Reset 1. Engineering Extinction? 2. Why Design Engineering? 3. How Did We Get Here? The Legacy of the Industrial Revolution 4. The Technology Revolution Part II: Clean Energy 5. Energy Storage Systems 6. Renewables 7. (Decentralised) Nuclear Power 8. Building a Clean Grid Part III: Transport

9. Cars 10. Commercial Aviation Part IV: Food and Agriculture 11. Food 12. Farming and Agriculture Part V: Homes and Housing 13. Urbanisation vs Dispersed Communities Part VI: Unheeded Warnings and Critical Actions 14. Unheeded Warnings 15. Critical Actions Acknowledgements