Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change.

Global climate change is one of America's most significant long-term policy challenges. Human activity--especially the use of fossil fuels, industrial processes, livestock production, waste disposal, and land use change--is affecting global average temperatures, snow and ice cover, sea-level, o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: National Academies Press 2010.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > United States.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis.
climate change.
United States.
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover13;
  • FrontMatter
  • Foreword: About America8217;s Climate Choices
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Many Different Decision Makers Are Making Choices to Respond to Climate Change
  • 3 Decision Frameworks for Effective Responses to Climate Change
  • 4 Resources for Effective Climate Decisions
  • 5 Climate Services:Informing America About Climate Variability and Change, Impacts, and Response Options
  • 6 Informing Greenhouse Gas Management
  • 7 International Information Needs
  • 8 Education and Communication
  • References
  • Appendix A: Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: The American Experience with Complex Decisions
  • Appendix C: Comparison of CO2 Emissions for States Versus National, United States, in 1999 and 2000
  • Appendix D: State Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets and Baselines
  • Appendix E: America8217;s Climate Choices
  • Appendix F: Panel on Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change Biographical Sketches.

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