From New Society Publishers' website:

 

We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens. Alarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist and suburban father of two, embarked on a journey to change his life - and the world. He began by bicycling, growing food, meditating, and making other simple, fulfilling changes.

 

Ultimately, Peter slashed his climate impact to under a tenth of the US average and became happier in the process.

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Being the Change explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. It merges science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming.

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Part One of the book exposes our interconnected predicament: overpopulation, global warming, industrial agriculture, growth addicted economics, a sold out political system, and a mindset of separation from nature. It also includes a readable but authoritative overview of climate science.

 

Part Two offers a response at once obvious and unprecedented: mindfully opting out of this broken system and aligning our daily lives with the biosphere.

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The core message is deeply optimistic: living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.