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Perspectives on climate change : science, economics, politics, ethics /
Explores the interplay between science, economics, politics, and ethics in relation to climate change and the international community.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; San Diego, CA :
Elsevier JAI,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Advances in the economics of environmental resources ;
v. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Perspectives on Climate Change: Science, Economics, Politics, Ethics
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part 1: Science
- Part 2: Economics
- Part 3: Politics
- Part 4: Ethics
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1: Scientific Perspectives
- The Long Timescales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further Challenges for the Global Policy Process
- Introduction to Human Caused Climate Warming and the ''Global Warming Dilemma''
- Basics of the Atmospheric ''Greenhouse Warming'' Phenomenon
- The Climate-Regulating Role of the Global Ocean
- Natural Reservoirs for Atmospheric CO2
- The Inertia of the Ice Sheets of Greenland and Antarctica
- Implications for Millennial-Scale Trends in Sea Level
- Implications of the ''Global Warming Dilemma'' for Climate Change Policy
- Personal Comments
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- References
- The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change
- Introduction
- The Natural Carbon Cycle
- Past Variations in Atmospheric CO2
- Human Perturbations of the Global Carbon Cycle
- Prospects for the Future
- Managing the Carbon Cycle
- Climate Change
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Watching the Canary: Climate Change in the Arctic
- The Arctic and the Global Climate System
- Rapid Climate Changes and the ''Flickering Switch''
- Recent Observations of Changes in the Polar Regions
- Thinning and Shrinking of the Arctic Sea Ice
- Collapse of Ice Shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula
- What are Global Climate Models?
- Are Recent Trends in the Arctic Climate and Sea Ice Caused by Increasing Greenhouse Gases?
- Arctic Sea Ice in the Next 100 Years
- The Impact of Disappearing Ice on Ecosystems and People
- Summary
- Notes
- References
- Part 2: Economic Perspectives
- Climate Change Mitigation: Passing Through the Eye of the Needle?
- Introduction
- Identifying Goals for Climate Change Mitigation Policy: An Economic Framework
- Identifying Goals for Climate Policy: A Pluralistic Approach
- Designing Climate Policy Instruments
- Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Against High Discount Rates
- Introduction
- The Argument from Utilitarianism
- The Argument from Stewardship
- The Argument from Risk
- Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix: Model Description1
- Notes
- References
- Aligning Justice and Efficiency in the Global Climate Change Regime: A Developing Country Perspective
- Minimizing and Sharing the Burden
- Efficiency in the Climate Context
- Justice in the Climate Context
- Equity Principles and Perspectives
- Equity in the UNFCCC
- Equity
- Procedural and Consequential
- ''Unkind'' History
- Asymmetry of Emissions and Impacts
- Efficiency Alone
- The Neoclassical Perspective
- Equity for Efficiency
- The Developing Country Perspective
- Emissions Status
- Future Emissions
- Emissions Mit.