Grist is proud to present the full text of Alex Steffen’s new book, Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities That Can Save the Planet.
You can buy a full Kindle e-book edition from Amazon.
Chapter 1: Cities in the age of climate consequences
Chapter 2: Why clean energy isn’t enough
Chapter 3: Urbanism: Why good walksheds mean lower emissions
Chapter 4: Shelter: Working with nature to drop emissions
Chapter 5: Consumption: Sharing capacities to cut carbon