Millions of lives and businesses have either been lost or significantly impacted by COVID-19. Yet, many are warning that climate change will be much more devastating over the coming decades. Reality is starting to set in. We are not going to achieve our global mitigation targets; we probably won’t even come close. Individuals faced with this reality react differently, from willful ignorance to anxiety and depression, all normal reactions. If you believe in science and understand the likelihood of our failure to meet our targets, you need to accept and plan for an unknown, challenging future. We may be individually powerless to stop climate change, but we certainly can act in ways that will help us better face the consequences. This book provides a structured approach to plan and prepare today for a world rocked by a turbulent climate.
Author(s): Remi Charron
Series: River Publishers Series in Energy Sustainability and Efficiency
Publisher: River Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 149
City: Gistrup
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Planning for a Turbulent Future
1.1: My Resilience Journey
1.2: How Did it Go?
1.3: Why Plan Now?
1.4: Why This Plan?
Chapter 2: Climate Targets Missed – So What?
2.1: Why We Will Not Achieve Our Targets
2.2: Why Does it Matter
2.2.1: Shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
2.2.2: Loss of Arctic and Antarctic Ice Sheets
2.2.3: Amazon Rainforest Dieback
2.2.4: West African and Indian Monsoon Shift
2.2.5: Boreal Forest Shift
2.2.6: Impacts on our Ocean Wildlife
2.2.7: Permafrost and Methane Hydrates
2.3: Other Problems to Worry About
Chapter 3: Mourn for our Lost Future
3.1: Finding Your Purpose
Chapter 4: Plan for Personal and Family Resilience
4.1: Plan for What?
4.2: What’s the Plan? Become More Resilient
4.3: Don’t Forget Mitigation Efforts
Chapter 5: Physical Health
5.1: Getting and Staying in Shape
5.2: Improving Your Diet
5.3: Health Prevention and Improvements
Chapter 6: Mental Health
6.1: Improving Your Mood
6.2: Improving Your Psychological Resilience
Chapter 7: Learning and Education – Kids and Homeschooling
7.1: Myth: Children Need School to Develop “Social” Skills
7.2: Myth: Children Learn a Lot at School
7.3: Teaching Resilience Skills
Chapter 8: Learning and Education – Personal Skills and Knowledge
8.1: Career Skills
8.2: Skills to Increase Your Resilience
8.3: General Knowledge Building
Chapter 9: Community Building
9.1: Neighbors
9.2: Local Community
9.3: Friends and Family
Chapter 10: Financial Preparation
10.1: Savings
10.2: Debt Repayment
10.3: Income Generation
10.4: Protecting Your Assets
Chapter 11: Physical Preparation
11.1: Long-term Resilience
11.2: Emergency Preparedness
11.3: Security
Chapter 12: Low Carbon Resilient Home Retrofits
12.1: Overall Retrofit Plan
12.2: Exterior Walls and Windows
12.3: Roof and Attic
12.4: HVAC and Plumbing Systems
12.5: Solar and Backup Power
12.6: Landscaping
Chapter 13: Putting Plan to Action
Index
About the Author
