The atmosphere is getting fat on our carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and it needs our help. We live in a world of excess, consuming too much of everything - food, clothes, cars, toys, shoes, bricks and mortar. Our bingeing is often so extreme that it threatens our own health and wellbeing. And we are not the only ones who are getting sick. The Earth, which provides the food, air, water and land that sustains us, is also under severe pressure. We either take steps to put our personal and planetary systems back into balance or we suffer the consequences. So, what does any unhealthy overweight person do when the doctor tells him or her that they are eating themselves into an early grave? Go on a diet!This is the must-have guide to the most important diet ever, explaining climate change concepts, problems and solutions in ways that anyone can easily understand. Following a five-step climate diet plan, families will be able to count their carbon calories and learn how to reduce them, leaving us with a slim healthy planet now and for the future.The atmosphere is getting fat on greenhouse gases and temperatures are rising - now is the time for personal, family and community action on climate change. It provides practical and easy-to- read introduction to climate change, carbon literacy and the need for change. It uses a 'carbon diet' approach for calculating and dramatically slimming your carbon footprint, with tips for making consumer choices for maximum benefit to the climate and your wallet.