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