{"product_id":"9781925410907","title":"Sunlight and Seaweed: An Argument for How to Feed, Power and Clean Up the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eSunlight and Seaweed\u003c\/i\u003e is the beginning of a new way of helping the planet we live on.’ \u003ci\u003eAU Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Acclaimed scientist Tim Flannery investigates exciting new technologies currently being developed to address our most pressing environmental threats in a book that presents a positive future for us and our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Climate change, food production and toxic pollution present huge challenges, but, as Flannery shows, we already have innovative, practical and inspiring solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Solar energy has, until now, been limited to supplying power only when the sun is shining. But new technology using concentrated sunlight to provide intense heat energy that can be effectively stored overcomes this problem, providing clean renewable power around the clock. Further, the large amounts of power produced can be used to tackle the issue of feeding the world’s growing population—by enabling energy-intense methods of purifying polluted land for agricultural production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Drawing carbon out of the atmosphere is an essential component in limiting climate change. Flannery explores the potential of kelp, a fast-growing sea algae, to be used on a large scale to convert carbon from the air to a non-gaseous form, reducing levels of atmospheric carbon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With accessible and engaging explanations of the fascinating science behind these technologies, as well as accounts of the systems already in operation around the world, \u003ci\u003eSunlight and Seaweed \u003c\/i\u003eis an enlightening and uplifting view of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim Flannery\u003c\/b\u003e has published over thirty books including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Future Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Weather Makers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Venus Island Fetish\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2005 he was named Australian Humanist of the Year and in 2007 Australian of the Year. In 2007 he co-founded and was appointed Chair of  the Copenhagen Climate Council. In 2011 he became Australia’s Chief Climate Commissioner, and in 2013 he founded  the Australian Climate Council. His previous book is \u003ci\u003eAtmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘\u003ci\u003eSunlight and Seaweed\u003c\/i\u003e also offers an excellent model for how best to communicate the challenges posed by climate change without turning readers off with unrelieved messages of doom.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘This new book is among [Flannery’s] best…Wonderfully thought provoking…Well informed and sobering.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This man is a national treasure, and we should heed his every word.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘It is difficult to overstate the importance of this concise, convincingly argued view of our world’s prospects for its survival and improvement over the next 33 years…Every one of this slim treatise’s 127 pages packs a punch, and its timely content deserves to be read by all of us.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Accessible and engaging..An enlightening and uplifting view of the future.’ \u003cb\u003eReadings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Tim Flannery addresses complex issues and make them clear and accessible. His compelling book both seriously informs and entertains…This is a fascinating, exciting and inspirational read.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eToowoomba Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Flannery is optimistic, presenting a well-researched range of clearly explained technologies and strategies, and many of them are compelling reasons to be hopeful.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSA Weekend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A small book full of big ideas…This book doesn’t just wow the reader with nifty ideas; Flannery explains how they actually work, with his signature fluency and clarity.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘It is a joy to be guided through the science by someone who understands it and can explain it…Flannery commands his subject, but he can also be read for style alone...Flannery’s message in \u003ci\u003eSunlight and Seaweed\u003c\/i\u003e is urgent and his spare prose reflects this.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewtown Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘Flannery has written in easy-to-understand language and he sets out a positive path for this planet’s future.’ \u003cb\u003eWeekly Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘In a summer in which heat records are sure to be broken, Tim Flannery dives into the clean technologies that just might sustain the world of our children and grandchildren: giant kelp farms that can do the work of forests, taking carbon dioxide out and deacidifying seawater,and concentrated sunlight stored to power homes and cities. Flannery offers some kernel of hope for us hopeless humans.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘A focused, clear and optimistic read.’ \u003cb\u003eBest Books of 2017, \u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141114151152,"sku":"9781925410907","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925410907_p0.jpg?v=1763636342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925410907","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}