1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698767403321

Autore

Stephenson John B

Titolo

Climate change science [[electronic resource] ] : high quality greenhouse gas emissions data are a cornerstone of programs to address climate change : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives / / statement of John B. Stephenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

11 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-09-423T

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Research - United States

Greenhouse gases - Research - United States

Greenhouse gas mitigation - United States

United States Climate Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 25, 2009).

"For release ... February 24, 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This testimony focuses on (1) the importance of quality data on emissions in the context of a program intended to limit greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) key considerations in developing reliable data on greenhouse gas emissions.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780914003321

Autore

Levin Yuval

Titolo

Imagining the future [[electronic resource] ] : science and American democracy / / Yuval Levin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Encounter Books, 2008

ISBN

1-282-48788-4

9786612487880

1-59403-330-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

New Atlantis Books

Disciplina

303.48/30973

Soggetti

Science - Political aspects - United States

Science - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The moral challenge of modern science -- The crisis of everyday life -- Two cultures? -- Two visions of the future -- Science and the left -- Science and the right -- Conclusion.