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Introduction:No Ice out There 1

Keywords for Low-carbon Life 9

Chapter 1 Green Home 15

1 Healthy Diet 15

A Low-carbon Life Starts with No Beef 15

One Less Beer Each Summer Month 17

Vegetarians 18

Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet 20

Classification ofVegetarians 22

Buying Just Enough to Eat 23

How to Identify Organic Food 26

Vegetables Are Environment-friendlier Than Fruits 30

2 Green House 33

Carbon Emissions of Energy-consuming Appliances 33

Choosing Green and Environment-friendly Furniture 34

Don't Harm the Earth Through Clothing 40

Valuing Your Clothes 42

Don't Pay for Extras 42

Low-carbon Kitchen 46

Green Cooking Is More Nutritious 48

Avoiding Disposable Chopsticks 50

Reusable Bags Changing the World 51

Proper Classification of Household Wastes 54

Trash Terrninator 56

E-waste Recycling 57

Environmental Protection Plan of Green Box 59

E-environmental Protection—Circular Economy 60

The Post New-for-old Era 63

Home Storage 64

3 Do Small Things 65

Saving Electricity 65

Saving Water 68

Washing Clothes with Less Time and Less Power 70

Green Use of Rice-washing Water 72

Clever Use of Baking Soda 74

Reuse of Old Clothing 77

4 Environmental Child-rearing 80

Renewable Cotton Diapers 80

Returning to Breastfeeding 82

Babies Love Hand-me-downs 83

Sharing Is Fun 84

Choosing Eco-friendly Toys 85

Eco-friendly Kids in Kindergartens 86

Good Aids in Cleaning Baby Stuff 86

Fostering Children's Low-carbon Lifestyle 88

Chapter 2 Beyond Domestic Matters 93

1 Low-carbon Life in the Office 93

Computer Monitors of Appropriate Brightness 93

Setting on Sleep Mode or Pull out the Plug 94

Trying the Paperless Office 94

Saying Goodbyeto Staplers 95

Your Own Mugs 95

Don'tWasteWork Lunches 96

The Perfect Buffet 96

Using Energy-saving Bulbs 97

Environment-friendly Conferences 97

Lower Floors Need Less Elevator Use 99

Green Suggestions for Offices 100

Office DIY Time 101

Making Healthy Sports Drinks by Yourself 103

Radiation-resistant Teas You Can Prepa re in Your Cubicle 103

2 Climate Changing Your Business 106

Chinese-funded Banks:Which Is Greener? 106

Environmental Financial Management Products 107

Is Your Financial Management Environment-friendly? 109

For Private Enterprise Employers 112

3 Green Travel 114

Thirteen Cities Ushering in New Energy Measu res 114

Selection of Engines 117

Selection of Transmission 118

Eco-friendly Vehicle Forms 119

Balancing Fuel Consumption and Safety Coefficient 119

Six Environment-friendly Vehicles Available in China 120

HowtoDriveYourHigh-outputVehiclein Low-carbon Style? 124

Five Signs of Heavy Pollution Inside a Vehicle 127

DIY for Clean Air in Cars 127

Bicycles:the Greenest Way to Go 129

4 Eco-friendly Weddings 131

Wedding Venues 131

Sustainable Wedding Dresses 132

Eco-friendly Wedding Banquets 134

Green and Environment-friendly Gitts Only 135

Personalized Return Gifts 136

Eco-friendly Honeymoons 137

5 Low-carbon Travel Guide 140

WhatisaCarbon Footprint? 140

Why Low-carbon Travel? 141

The Essenceof Low-carbon Travel 144

HowMuch IsYour Footprint? 145

How ManyTrees Should Be Planted? 145

Where to Buy Carbon Emissions? 146

Environment-friendly Hotels,Why Not? 148

How to Distinguish Environment-friendly Hotels? 149

Steps on Your Way 150

Chapter 3 Green Future 154

1 Absolutely Not an Alarmist LectureThese No Longer Exist 154

These Might Soon Disappear 154

Territories Soon to Disappear 158

2 If the Earth's Atmospheric Temperature Rises by 6℃A 1℃ TemperatureRise 161

A 2℃ TemperatureRise 163

A 3℃ TemperatureRise 165

A 4℃ TemperatureRise 166

A5℃ to 6℃ TemperatureRise 168

3 Growing Together with our ChildrenLet's PlantTreesTogether 172

WhereCanWe Plant Trees? 176

4 Making Green Choices 179

Do You Know These Environmental Svmbols? 179

Environment-themed Films You Shouldn't Miss 183

Joining an Environmental Organization 188

Appendix 194

1 A Guide to Green Timber 194

What Is“Green Timber”? 194

Why Should We Buy Green Timber? 195

Classification Standa rds for Timber Varieties 196

Common Timber Species in China 199

Definition of Terms 202

2 Guide to Organic Foods 206

Organic Farms 206

Organic Food Stores 212

Organic Restaurants 214

Supermarkets with Organic Food Sections 215

Organic Teas 217

Self-help Guide for Low-carbon Action 218

“Low carbon”:An Attitude Toward Life 220