List of figures List of tables List of case studies Foreword Preface About the data Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 The natural greenhouse effect. 1.3 Amplifying a natural phenomenon 1.4 Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases. 1.

5 Flows of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere 1.6 Greenhouse gases emissions and global temperature 1.7 Key stakeholders in climate change 2. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions 2.1 Context 2.2 Natural carbon sinks 2.3 Enhancing natural carbon sinks 2.4 Low-carbon technologies 2.

5 New technologies 2.6 Incentives for decarbonisation 3. Financing decarbonisation 3.1 Background 3.2 Global investment in climate measures 3.3 Public and private climate finance 4. Carbon debt using a top-down analysis 4.1 Context 4.

2 Individual carbon debt 4.3 Individual carbon debt in the UK 4.4 Individuals at different stages of their lives 4.5 Individual carbon debt in selected countries 5. Carbon debt using a bottom-up analysis 5.1 Top-down estimate of individual carbon debt 5.2 Establishing individual responsibility 5.3 Bottom-up estimate of individual carbon debt 5.

4 Carbon emissions in the home 5.5 Emissions from travel 5.6 Emissions associated with physiological needs 5.7 Summary bottom-up emissions for an individual 6. Options for repaying carbon debt 6.1 Context 6.2 Changing behaviour 6.3 Adopting new technology 6.

4 Using carbon markets 6.5 Comparing options 7. A portfolio of actions 7.1 Background 7.2 Changing culture 7.3 Using technology 7.4 Using nature 7.5 Using markets 7.

6 Using financial assets 7.7 Local community activities 8. When individuals act in concert 8.1 Background 8.2 Scenarios for individual action 8.3 National communities in action 8.4 A community from the older generation 8.5 Wider community action across borders Acronyms Bibliography Index.