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Record Nr.

UNISA996465268903316

Titolo

Climate Strategy : between ambition and realism / / WRR Scientific Council for Government Policy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2007

ISBN

1-281-78767-1

9786611787677

90-485-0109-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

WRR webpublications ; ; 14

Disciplina

363.73874

Soggetti

Climatic Changes

Global Warming

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-95).

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface / Donk, Wim B.H.J. van de -- Contents -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Problem definition and policy -- 3. Adapting to a changing climate -- 4. Emission reduction as a technical strategic issue -- 5. International coordination of climate policy -- 6. A Dutch and European climate strategy -- Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

According to the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, current global changes in climate are 90-95% likely to have been caused, at least in part, by human activity. This challenging analysis of the current global climate struggle suggests three courses of necessary action for solving the climate problem and demonstrates their viability: adaptation to the changed climate, selection of worldwide strategies for mitigation until 2050, and an internationally coordinated effort to implement these policies. A highly readable and accessible addition to climate strategy and policy, this volume provides a refreshingly innovative look at current global climate initiatives.