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UNINA9910461515903321 |
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Titolo |
Climate change science and policy [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen H. Schneider ... [et al.] |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (545 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Government policy |
Greenhouse gases - Environmental aspects |
Environmental policy - International cooperation |
Science and state |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Impacts of Climate Change""; ""Chapter 1: Climate Change Science Overview""; ""Chapter 2: Detection and Attribution""; ""Chapter 3: Wild Species and Extinction""; ""Chapter 4: Ecosystems""; ""Chapter 5: Marine Ecosystems""; ""Chapter 6: Water""; ""Chapter 7: Hurricanes""; ""Chapter 8: Wildfires""; ""Chapter 9: Tropical Forests of Amazonia""; ""Chapter 10: Global Crop Production and Food Security""; ""Chapter 11: Human Health"" |
""Chapter 12: Unique and Valued Places""""Policy Analysis ""; ""Chapter 13: Assessing Economic Impacts""; ""Chapter 14: Integrated Assessment Modeling""; ""Chapter 15: Risk, Uncertainty, and Assessing Dangerous Climate Change""; ""Chapter 16: Risk Perceptions and Behavior""; ""Chapter 17: What Is the Economic Cost of Climate Change?""; ""Chapter 18: Cost-Efficiency and Political Feasibility""; ""Chapter 19: Carbon Taxes, Trading, and Offsets""; ""Chapter 20: The Cost of Reducing CO2 Emissions""; ""International Considerations ""; ""Chapter 21: International Treaties"" |
""Chapter 22: EU Climate Policy""""Chapter 23: Population""; ""Chapter |
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24: Inequities and Imbalances""; ""Chapter 25: Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities""; ""Chapter 26: Developing Country Perspectives""; ""Chapter 27: CDM and Mitigation in Developing Countries""; ""Chapter 28: Measuring the Clean Development Mechanism�s Performanceand Potential""; ""Chapter 29: Understanding the Climate Challenge in China""; ""Chapter 30: Climate Change and the New China""; ""Chapter 31: India""; ""Chapter 32 Australia""; ""United States ""; ""Chapter 33: National Policy"" |
""Chapter 34: Policy in California""""Chapter 35: California�s Battle for Clean Cars""; ""Chapter 36: U.S. State Climate Action""; ""Chapter 37: Policies to Stimulate Corporate Action""; ""Chapter 38: Corporate Initiatives""; ""Chapter 39: Carbonundrums: The Role of the Media""; ""Chapter 40: Newspaper and Television Coverage""; ""Chapter 41: Media and Public Education""; ""Mitigation Options to Reduce Carbon Emissions ""; ""Chapter 42: The Road Forward""; ""Chapter 43: Energy Efficiency""; ""Chapter 44: Renewable Energy""; ""Chapter 45: Designing Energy Supply Chains Based on Hydrogen"" |
""Chapter 46: Nuclear Energy""""Chapter 47: Coal Capture and Storage""; ""Chapter 48: Tropical Forests""; ""Chapter 49: Engineering the Planet""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors"" |
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