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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (580 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/745
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Government policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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""
• 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.: 9910450295403321
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