The Climate Misinformation Crisis

How to move past the mistruths to a smarter energy future

De: Tushar Choudhary

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Extreme views about climate change and energy are causing a rapid spread of misleading information that supports their biased narratives. Such misleading information can be very believable because of its sophisticated nature. This has led to widespread misconceptions in the global society. This book exposes the misconceptions, provides an efficient approach to recognize misleading information, and explores a path to a smarter energy future.

The human society is faced with a crucial question: How to affordably meet our growing energy needs while minimizing the impact on the environment? This question poses an extraordinary challenge. The constant glut of misinformation is making the challenge even more difficult.

In this book, Dr. Tushar Choudhary, an eminent energy expert, focuses on both the science and practical aspects of climate and energy for his analysis of the misinformation crisis. He uses the most reliable information available to address five key questions:

• What are the crucial aspects of climate change and energy that everybody should know?
• What are the common misconceptions about climate change, renewable energy, fossil fuels, electrification, and the low carbon energy transition?
• What is the reason for the rampant misinformation?
• How to avoid the devious misinformation trap?
• How to best address our climate and energy challenges?

Most readers will be surprised by the nature and sources of misinformation. This book should be especially interesting to those who wish to avoid misinformation and desire a realistic understanding about how to solve our climate and energy challenges. Read it for a balanced perspective of the most important challenge faced by mankind.