Climate Diplomacy from Rio to Paris : The Effort to Contain Global Warming / / William Sweet |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.738/74 |
Soggetto topico | Global warming - Government policy |
ISBN | 0-300-22477-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Can Catastrophic Climate Change Be Averted? -- 2. What Else Is at Stake? -- 3. Can Diplomacy Deliver? -- 4. The Superpowers -- 5. BRICs, BASICs, and Beyond -- 6. Sentimental Attachments, Existential Threats -- 7. The Road to Rio -- 8. Rio and Kyoto -- 9. Copenhagen -- 10. The Road to Paris -- Epilogue: The Paris Agreement -- Appendix 1: Survey, Climate Summit Marchers, September 21, 2014 (N = 100) -- Appendix 2: Chronology of Climate Negotiations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910157396903321 |
Sweet William | ||
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kicking the carbon habit [[electronic resource] ] : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy / / William Sweet |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Power resources Global warming |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-51037-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due -- 2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian -- 3. The Air we Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion -- 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More -- Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature -- 5. The Drillers -- 6. The Modelers -- 7. The Synthesizers -- Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies we can Deploy Right Now -- 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit -- 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design -- 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy -- 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy -- Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452076903321 |
Sweet William | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kicking the carbon habit [[electronic resource] ] : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy / / William Sweet |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Power resources Global warming |
ISBN | 0-231-51037-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due -- 2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian -- 3. The Air we Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion -- 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More -- Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature -- 5. The Drillers -- 6. The Modelers -- 7. The Synthesizers -- Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies we can Deploy Right Now -- 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit -- 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design -- 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy -- 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy -- Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777638803321 |
Sweet William | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Kicking the carbon habit [[electronic resource] ] : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy / / William Sweet |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.79/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Renewable energy sources
Power resources Global warming |
ISBN | 0-231-51037-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due -- 2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian -- 3. The Air we Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion -- 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More -- Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature -- 5. The Drillers -- 6. The Modelers -- 7. The Synthesizers -- Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies we can Deploy Right Now -- 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit -- 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design -- 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy -- 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy -- Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824151003321 |
Sweet William | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Responses to the enlightenment [[electronic resource] ] : an exchange on foundations, faith, and community / / William Sweet and Hendrik Hart |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
Disciplina | 201.61 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HartHendrik |
Collana | Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion |
Soggetto topico |
Enlightenment
Faith Reason |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-49719-X
9786613592422 94-012-0733-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- REASON AND RELIGION / Hendrik Hart -- LIBERALISM, PLURALISM, AND LIVED FAITH / Hendrik Hart -- ANTI-FOUNDATIONALISM AND THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF / William Sweet -- FAITH AS TRUST AND BELIEF AS INTELLECTUAL CREDULITY / Hendrik Hart -- FAITH, BELIEF, AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- DISCOURSE AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF, MEANING, AND ARGUMENT / William Sweet -- FINAL VOCABULARIES AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND COMMUNITY / William Sweet -- SORTING OUT REASON / Hendrik Hart -- FOCUSED IN FAITH: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF FAITH AS A WAY OF KNOWING / Hendrik Hart -- THE GIVE-AND-TAKE OF CROSS-TRADITIONAL DISCOURSE / Hendrik Hart -- DISTINGUISHING TO UNITE: REASON, RELIGION, AND THE LEGACY OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT / William Sweet -- WORKS CITED -- ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER SIX: TERMINOLOGICAL CLARIFICATIONS / William Sweet -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- VIBS. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461538503321 |
Sweet William | ||
Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Responses to the enlightenment [[electronic resource] ] : an exchange on foundations, faith, and community / / William Sweet and Hendrik Hart |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
Disciplina | 201.61 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HartHendrik |
Collana | Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion |
Soggetto topico |
Enlightenment
Faith Reason |
ISBN |
1-280-49719-X
9786613592422 94-012-0733-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- REASON AND RELIGION / Hendrik Hart -- LIBERALISM, PLURALISM, AND LIVED FAITH / Hendrik Hart -- ANTI-FOUNDATIONALISM AND THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF / William Sweet -- FAITH AS TRUST AND BELIEF AS INTELLECTUAL CREDULITY / Hendrik Hart -- FAITH, BELIEF, AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- DISCOURSE AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF, MEANING, AND ARGUMENT / William Sweet -- FINAL VOCABULARIES AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND COMMUNITY / William Sweet -- SORTING OUT REASON / Hendrik Hart -- FOCUSED IN FAITH: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF FAITH AS A WAY OF KNOWING / Hendrik Hart -- THE GIVE-AND-TAKE OF CROSS-TRADITIONAL DISCOURSE / Hendrik Hart -- DISTINGUISHING TO UNITE: REASON, RELIGION, AND THE LEGACY OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT / William Sweet -- WORKS CITED -- ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER SIX: TERMINOLOGICAL CLARIFICATIONS / William Sweet -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- VIBS. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790452703321 |
Sweet William | ||
Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Responses to the enlightenment [[electronic resource] ] : an exchange on foundations, faith, and community / / William Sweet and Hendrik Hart |
Autore | Sweet William |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
Disciplina | 201.61 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HartHendrik |
Collana | Value inquiry book series. Philosophy and religion |
Soggetto topico |
Enlightenment
Faith Reason |
ISBN |
1-280-49719-X
9786613592422 94-012-0733-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- REASON AND RELIGION / Hendrik Hart -- LIBERALISM, PLURALISM, AND LIVED FAITH / Hendrik Hart -- ANTI-FOUNDATIONALISM AND THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF / William Sweet -- FAITH AS TRUST AND BELIEF AS INTELLECTUAL CREDULITY / Hendrik Hart -- FAITH, BELIEF, AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- DISCOURSE AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF, MEANING, AND ARGUMENT / William Sweet -- FINAL VOCABULARIES AND BUILDING COMMUNITIES / William Sweet -- RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND COMMUNITY / William Sweet -- SORTING OUT REASON / Hendrik Hart -- FOCUSED IN FAITH: THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF FAITH AS A WAY OF KNOWING / Hendrik Hart -- THE GIVE-AND-TAKE OF CROSS-TRADITIONAL DISCOURSE / Hendrik Hart -- DISTINGUISHING TO UNITE: REASON, RELIGION, AND THE LEGACY OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT / William Sweet -- WORKS CITED -- ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER SIX: TERMINOLOGICAL CLARIFICATIONS / William Sweet -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- VIBS. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808547103321 |
Sweet William | ||
Amsterdam, : Rodopi, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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