Touring the Climate Crisis

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 - Latin America

1. From the Jungles of Mexico to the Skyscrapers of Panama

Departure | Where are all the animals? | Espresso in Guatemala | Nicaraguan Rum | Canals and Papers

2. Colombian Energy

Solar Shower | Coughs, Colds, and Coal

3. Two Great Forests

Cocaine, Trees, and a Boat | Salt of the Earth

4. Ingenious Shanty Towns

Return to the Slum of Peace (Favela da Paz) | Recycled Orchestra

5. The Open Veins of Latin America

Land Grab | Galeano’s Open Veins

Part 2 - United States and Europe

6. American Power

Electric vs Gasoline Cars | Solar Powered Rooftops | Bikes, Buses, and Planes

7. Food in the City

My First Thanksgiving | NYC Herbs and Greens | A Toast to Reducing Food Waste | A Michelin Star in Copenhagen

8. Cities of the Future

Copenhagen Wind | Amsterdam Bikes and Lights

9. Crossing Europe

Calais Camp and Refugees | Liquid Fear | Today’s America and Europe

10. Reflecting and Reviving

Berlin Bees| The Show Must Go On

Part 3 - Africa

11. Flight of the Honey Bee

Honey Farm | Outreach | Back in the City

12. Thank You for the Rain

A Long-awaited Greeting | Eco Farm | A Greenhouse Within a Greenhouse | A Brand New Dam | Climate Hypocrisy

13. Journey South

The Subtle Art of Planning | Break for the Border

14. Generations of Miners

Deep Underground | Extraction and Inequality | Population Fallacy

Part 4 - Asia

15. In the Shadow of the Towers

Illusions | A World Away | Ski Slope

16. Hong Kong Isolation

Change of Plans

17. From Hiroshima with Love

Bullet Train | Black Rain | Six Trees

Part 5 - Journey's End

18. Lessons Learned

A Blessing in Disguise?| Climate Engineering and Temperature| New Alliances and Paradigms

Afterword

Bibliography

Notes

Index

About the Author