Climate change : the fork at the end of now /

People are currently paying much attention to the ability of present and future human populations to influence Earth's climate through the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide. According to some, such a self-induced change in our physical environment qualifies humans for t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tomkiewicz, M. (Micha)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Global warming.
Energy policy.
Climate Change
Global Warming
Climat > Changements.
Réchauffement de la Terre.
Politique énergétique.
climate change.
global warming.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Carbon footprints
Climate change
Earth Summit
Fossil fuels
Genocide
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Just World Hypothesis
Kyoto Protocol
Sustainable energy
World Bank
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • About the author
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The issues
  • 3. History
  • 4. The carbon cycle
  • 5. Energy, temperature, entropy, and light
  • 6. The greenhouse effect
  • 7. Sun, water, and weather
  • 8. Modeling
  • 9. Human involvement, the separation of variables, and the IPAT identity
  • 10. Fossil fuels
  • 11. Alternative energy sources
  • 12. The economic balance
  • 13. Politics: global issues, local decisions
  • 14. What can I do, and what can I learn from doing it
  • 15. Early signs
  • 16. The future, the past, and the Just World Hypothesis
  • Notes
  • Appendix 1. Units conversions and equivalencies
  • Appendix 2. The periodic table of elements
  • Appendix 3. International treaties
  • Further reading
  • Index.

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