Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.

GRACE CRABB Head of Water Systems and Land Management at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK
ANGELA DRUCKMAN Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Mitigation at the University of Surrey, UK
TIMOTHY FOXON RCUK Academic Fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK
BASTIEN GIROD Currently at the Centre for Earth and Sustainability, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
JAMES GOODMAN Head of Futures with the independent sustainability experts Forum for the Future, UK
TANYA HAWKES Lecturer at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK
NICOLA HOLE PhD student in the energy policy group at the University of Exeter, UK
TIM JACKSON Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, UK
ROGER LEVETT Partner in Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants, UK
CATHERINE MITCHELL Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK
STEPHEN PEAKE Senior Lecturer in Environmental Technology at the Open University, UK
STEPHEN POTTER Professor of Transport Strategy at the Open University, UK
ROBIN ROY Professor of Design and Environment at the Open University, UK
NEIL STRACHAN Associate Professor in Energy Economics and Modelling at University College London, UK
ADAM THOROGOOD works for the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK

Introduction; H.Herring PART I: POLICY Why a Low-carbon Society; S.Peake Low Carbon Living in 2050; N.Hole What is the Carbon Footprint of a Decent Life?; A.Druckman & T.Jackson Transport and Mobility Choices in 2050; S.Potter A Low Carbon Transition; N.Strachan & T.Foxon PART II: CASE STUDIES Case Studies in Low Carbon Living; R.Roy Designing and Creating my Low Carbon Home; C.Mitchell Land Use Scenario 2050; G.Crabb & A.Thorogood Zero Carbon Britain: Time to Say 'we will'; T.Hawkes Low Carbon Society in Switzerland; B.Girod PART III: STORIES Little Greenham; J.Goodman The Housing Ladder; R.Levett The Refugee; T.Hawkes The Gun and the Sun; H.Herring Conclusion; H.Herring