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Annotation Questions surrounding the issue of climate change are evolving from "Is it happening?" to "What can be done about it?" The primary obstacles to addressing it at this point are not scientific but political and economic; nonetheless a quick resolution is unlikely. Ignora...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schneider, Stephen Henry, Rosencranz, Armin, Niles, John O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Climat > Changements > Politique gouvernementale.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding climate science / Richard Wolfson and Stephen H. Schneider
  • Uncertainty and climate change policy / Stephen H. Schneider and Kristin Kuntz-Duriseti
  • Regional impact assessment : a case study of California / Eleanor G. Turman
  • International approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions / Lawrence H. Goulder and Brian M. Nadreau
  • Designing global climate regulation / Jonathan Baert Wiener
  • Carbon abatement with economic growth : a national strategy / Stephen Bernow [and others]
  • U.S. climate change policy / Armin Rosencranz
  • Climate policy debate in the U.S. Congress / Kai S. Anderson
  • Population and climate change policy / Frederick A.B. Meyerson
  • Global climate change : a business perspective / Thomas G. Burns
  • Activities implemented jointly / Reimund Schwarze
  • Climate change and agriculture : mitigation options and potential / Holly L. Pearson
  • Tropical forests and climate change / John O. Niles
  • Southern perspective on curbing global climate change / Anil Agarwal
  • Equity, greenhouse gas emissions, and global common resources / Paul Baer
  • Renewable energy sources as a response to global climate concerns / John J. Berger
  • Fuel cells, carbon sequestration, infrastructure, and the transition to a hydrogen economy / Michael B. Cummings
  • Energy R & D and innovation : challenges and opportunities / Robert M. Margolis and Daniel M. Kammen
  • Business capitalizing on energy transition opportunities / Orie L. Loucks
  • Earth systems : engineering and management / Stephen H. Schneider
  • Appendix A: Climate negotiation history / Leonie Haimson
  • Appendix B: "Hot air" and "hot air" policies / Reimund Schwarze.

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