Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark Books
Mike Berners-Lee is a researcher and writer specializing in carbon footprint analysis and sustainability. Duncan Clark is a journalist and consultant focusing on environmental issues and energy policy.
Known for: The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?
Books by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark
The Burning Question: We Can't Burn Half the World's Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit?
The Burning Question explores the critical issue of climate change and the global dependence on fossil fuels. Authors Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark examine why humanity continues to burn vast amounts of coal, oil, and gas despite knowing the catastrophic consequences. The book combines scientific insight with political and ethical analysis, urging readers to confront the reality that most of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must remain unburned to prevent climate disaster.
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The Carbon Budget
At the core of our argument lies a scientific principle as precise as it is unforgiving: the carbon budget. Climate science shows that to limit global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels—a threshold chosen to avoid runaway climatic change—humanity can emit only a fixed amount of carbon dioxid...
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Fossil Fuel Reserves
When we examined the data on global fossil reserves, the picture was clear. The proven reserves of coal, oil, and gas—those already located and catalogued—contain roughly five times more carbon than can safely be emitted within the 2°C budget. That means over 80 percent must remain in the ground. T...
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About Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark
Mike Berners-Lee is a researcher and writer specializing in carbon footprint analysis and sustainability. Duncan Clark is a journalist and consultant focusing on environmental issues and energy policy. Together, they provide a clear and urgent perspective on the climate crisis.
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