We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars and our homes. Whoever controls these finite commodities will become rich beyond imagining.

Sanderson journeys to meet the characters, companies, and nations scrambling for the new resources, linking remote mines in the Congo and Chile’s Atacama Desert to giant Chinese battery factories, shadowy commodity traders, secretive billionaires,  a new generation of scientists attempting to solve the dilemma of a ‘greener’ world.

Aspects of gardening can actually be bad for the environment. But make a few changes and you can significantly reduce the carbon imprint of your outdoor space, and even use it to lessen the impact of your other activities.

This green gardening book will make growing your own garden easy, enjoyable, and eco-friendly. It includes sections on:

– How to grow plants that reduce your carbon footprint
– Creating a garden that considers the local wildlife
– Tips on setting up your garden, low-impact plants, and best fertilisers to use

Turn your outdoor space into a low-impact, carbon-absorbing sink. This book is packed with ideas to grow a climate-friendly garden that will help protect the planet.

Keen on starting your own garden but unsure about your environmental impact? This guide will give you practical advice on which soil to use, plants that are best for absorbing carbon dioxide, low-carbon fertilisers, and cutting out single-use plastic. What’s more, this garden book is completely backed by scientific research!

Share in the delight of eco-conscious gardening when you start using RHS How to Garden the Low Carbon Way as your guide. Explore the benefits of no-dig gardening, how to use fewer plants, using hedges instead of fences, how to grow shrubs that support wildlife, and more!

Green Gardening: Low environmental impact

This RHS Gardening Book is a simple, step-by-step guide to learn about gardening or to reference as your garden grows. You’ll quickly become acquainted with the benefits of growing a garden that positively contributes to the environment.

Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much better for the planet are electric cars? What saves more water – using the dishwasher or washing up by hand?

We all want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play it can be difficult to work out which is the greenest way. With answers to the everyday green-living questions, Is it really green? cuts through the confusion and gives you the facts.

Inside the pages of this book about eco-friendly living, you’ll discover:

– Answers to more than 140 everyday green-living questions
– Advice on making all aspects of your home green like your kitchen, bathroom and wardrobe
– How to shop sustainably
– The big issues surrounding the climate crisis and what you can do about it
– Practical advice on living green everyday including transport and travel as well as managing family and relationships

Get to the heart of each eco-conundrum, interrogate your instincts, and make informed decisions to reduce your ecological footprint.

Combat Everyday Eco-Dilemmas

This book sheds light on the consequences of our everyday decisions and helps you feel empowered to do what you can to make a positive impact on the future of our planet. Whether it’s choosing a vegan lifestyle, taking steps towards zero-waste living, or cutting down on travel, every small adjustment to the way we live counts.

The book itself has also been made as sustainably as possible, using recycled paper and locally based printers to reduce air miles. It is the perfect gift for the environmentally conscious.