Those of us resolving to lead a lower-carbon life in 2010 could do worse than acquire a copy of Prashant Vaze's new book, The Economical Environmentalist, in which the author picks over the fine details of his life. He works out how much CO2 he could save by driving more slowly, installing loft insulation or becoming a vegetarian. The result will be a little dense for some, but it is delightfully geeky and has the virtue of being right more often than not.
對(duì)于我們中間那些決意在2010年過一種低碳生活的人而言，買一本普拉尚特?瓦茲(Prashant Vaze)的新書《節(jié)約的環(huán)保主義者》(The Economical Environmentalist)并不是最糟糕的選擇。作者在書中仔細(xì)檢查了自己生活的點(diǎn)滴細(xì)節(jié)，計(jì)算出了如果自己開車速度更慢、在閣樓安裝絕緣材料、或是改吃素食，分別能減少多少二氧化碳排放。其結(jié)果對(duì)于一些人來說會(huì)有點(diǎn)晦澀難懂，但其專業(yè)性古怪得討人喜歡，而且優(yōu)點(diǎn)是往往是正確的。