Climate change policy : a survey / / edited by Stephen H. Schneider, Armin Rosencranz, John O. Niles

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (580 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/745
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Government policy
• Altri autori: SchneiderStephen Henry RosencranzArmin NilesJohn O
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Science and Impacts""; ""Ch 1: Understanding Climate Science""; ""Ch 2: Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy""; ""Ch 3: Regional Impact Assessments: A Case Study of California""; ""Part II: Economic Analysis""; ""Ch 4: International Approached to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions""; ""Ch 5: Designing Global Climate Regulation""; ""Ch 6: Carbon Abatement with Economic Growth: A National Strategy""; ""Part III: Policy Context""; ""Ch 7: U.S. Climate Change Policy"" ; ""Ch 8: The Climate Policy Debate in the U.S. Congress""""Ch 9: Population and Climate Change Policy""; ""Ch 10: Global Climate Change: A Business Perspective""; ""Ch 11: Activities Implemented Jointly""; ""Part IV: Forests and Agriculture""; ""Ch 12: Climate Change and Agriculture: Mitigation Options and Potential""; ""Ch 13: Tropical Forests and Climate Change""; ""Part V: Development and Equity""; ""Ch 14: A Southern Perspective on Curbing Global Climate Change""; ""Ch 15: Equity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Global Common Resources""; ""Part VI: Energy Choices"" ; ""Ch 16: Renewable Energy Sources as a Response to Global Climate Concerns""""Ch 17: Fuel Cells, Carbon Sequestration, Infrastructure, and the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy""; ""Ch 18: Energy R&D and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities""; ""Ch 19: Business Capitalizing on Energy Transition Opportunities""; ""Ch 20: Earth Systems: Engineering and Management""; ""Appendix A: Climate Negotiation History""; ""Appendix B: ""Hot Air"" and ""Hot Air"" Policies""; ""Glossary""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2002""
• Sommario/riassunto: Questions surrounding the issue of climate change are evolving from "Is it happening?" to "What can be done about it?" The primary obstacles to addressing it at this point are not scientific but political and economic; nonetheless a quick resolution is unlikely.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate change policy
• ISBN: 1-59726-842-9; 1-4175-3949-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958604703321
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