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Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] ] : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] ] : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (944 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-21214-4
9786610212149
0-309-55588-4
0-585-03095-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part One Synthesis ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Background ""; ""THE GLOBAL NATURE OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES""; ""THE EFFECTS OF WORLD POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""TRENDS IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS""; ""3 The Greenhouse Gases and their Effects ""; ""EARTH'S RADIATION BALANCE""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLIMATE MODELS""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE TEMPERATURE RECORD""; ""SEA LEVEL""; ""POSSIBLE DRAMATIC CHANGES""
""CONCLUSIONS""""4 Policy Framework ""; ""COMPARING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION""; ""ASSIGNING VALUES TO FUTURE OUTCOMES""; ""A METHOD FOR COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""Assessing Mitigation Options""; ""Assessing Adaptation Options""; ""OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING POLICY CHOICES ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""5 Adaptation ""; ""METHODS OF ADAPTATION""; ""THE ROLE OF INNOVATION""; ""ASSESSING IMPACTS AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY""; ""CO2 Fertilization of Green Plants""; ""Agriculture""; ""Managed Forests and Grasslands""; ""Natural Landscape""; ""Marine and Coastal Environments""; ""Water Resources""
""Industry and Energy""""Tourism and Recreation""; ""Settlements and Coastal Structures""; ""Human Health""; ""Migration""; ""Political Tranquility""; ""SOME IMPORTANT INDICES""; ""EVALUATING ADAPTATION OPTIONS""; ""ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE""; ""Activities with Low Sensitivity""; ""Activities that are Sensitive but can be Adapted at a Cost""; ""Activities that are Sensitive with Questionable Adjustment or Adaptation""; ""Cataclysmic Climatic Changes""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 Mitigation ""; ""THE ROLE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL COSTING VERSUS ENERGY MODELING""
""PLANNING A COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY""""AN ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION OPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION OPTIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""7 International Considerations ""; ""INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES""; ""FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS""; ""OTHER ACTIONS""; ""8 Findings and Conclusions ""; ""POLICY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Capacities of Industrialized and Developing Countries""; ""Taxes and Incentives""; ""Fundamental and Applied Research""; ""A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""
""9 Recommendations """"REDUCING OR OFFSETTING EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES""; ""Halocarbon Emissions""; ""Energy Policy""; ""Forest Offsets""; ""ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS""; ""EVALUATING GEOENGINEERING OPTIONS""; ""EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""Individual Statement by a Member of the Synthesis Panel""; ""Part Two The Science Base ""; ""10 Introduction ""; ""NOTE""; ""References""; ""11 Emission Rates and Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases ""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE""; ""METHANE""; ""HALOCARBONS""; ""NITROUS OXIDE""
""NOTES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456220303321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
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Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] ] : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] ] : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (944 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
ISBN 1-280-21214-4
9786610212149
0-309-55588-4
0-585-03095-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part One Synthesis ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Background ""; ""THE GLOBAL NATURE OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES""; ""THE EFFECTS OF WORLD POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""TRENDS IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS""; ""3 The Greenhouse Gases and their Effects ""; ""EARTH'S RADIATION BALANCE""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLIMATE MODELS""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE TEMPERATURE RECORD""; ""SEA LEVEL""; ""POSSIBLE DRAMATIC CHANGES""
""CONCLUSIONS""""4 Policy Framework ""; ""COMPARING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION""; ""ASSIGNING VALUES TO FUTURE OUTCOMES""; ""A METHOD FOR COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""Assessing Mitigation Options""; ""Assessing Adaptation Options""; ""OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING POLICY CHOICES ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""5 Adaptation ""; ""METHODS OF ADAPTATION""; ""THE ROLE OF INNOVATION""; ""ASSESSING IMPACTS AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY""; ""CO2 Fertilization of Green Plants""; ""Agriculture""; ""Managed Forests and Grasslands""; ""Natural Landscape""; ""Marine and Coastal Environments""; ""Water Resources""
""Industry and Energy""""Tourism and Recreation""; ""Settlements and Coastal Structures""; ""Human Health""; ""Migration""; ""Political Tranquility""; ""SOME IMPORTANT INDICES""; ""EVALUATING ADAPTATION OPTIONS""; ""ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE""; ""Activities with Low Sensitivity""; ""Activities that are Sensitive but can be Adapted at a Cost""; ""Activities that are Sensitive with Questionable Adjustment or Adaptation""; ""Cataclysmic Climatic Changes""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 Mitigation ""; ""THE ROLE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL COSTING VERSUS ENERGY MODELING""
""PLANNING A COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY""""AN ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION OPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION OPTIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""7 International Considerations ""; ""INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES""; ""FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS""; ""OTHER ACTIONS""; ""8 Findings and Conclusions ""; ""POLICY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Capacities of Industrialized and Developing Countries""; ""Taxes and Incentives""; ""Fundamental and Applied Research""; ""A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""
""9 Recommendations """"REDUCING OR OFFSETTING EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES""; ""Halocarbon Emissions""; ""Energy Policy""; ""Forest Offsets""; ""ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS""; ""EVALUATING GEOENGINEERING OPTIONS""; ""EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""Individual Statement by a Member of the Synthesis Panel""; ""Part Two The Science Base ""; ""10 Introduction ""; ""NOTE""; ""References""; ""11 Emission Rates and Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases ""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE""; ""METHANE""; ""HALOCARBONS""; ""NITROUS OXIDE""
""NOTES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778506403321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
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Policy implications of greenhouse warming : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Policy implications of greenhouse warming : mitigation, adaptation, and the science base / / Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (944 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
ISBN 1-280-21214-4
9786610212149
0-309-55588-4
0-585-03095-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part One Synthesis ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Background ""; ""THE GLOBAL NATURE OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES""; ""THE EFFECTS OF WORLD POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH""; ""TRENDS IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS""; ""3 The Greenhouse Gases and their Effects ""; ""EARTH'S RADIATION BALANCE""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLIMATE MODELS""; ""WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE TEMPERATURE RECORD""; ""SEA LEVEL""; ""POSSIBLE DRAMATIC CHANGES""
""CONCLUSIONS""""4 Policy Framework ""; ""COMPARING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION""; ""ASSIGNING VALUES TO FUTURE OUTCOMES""; ""A METHOD FOR COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""Assessing Mitigation Options""; ""Assessing Adaptation Options""; ""OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING POLICY CHOICES ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""5 Adaptation ""; ""METHODS OF ADAPTATION""; ""THE ROLE OF INNOVATION""; ""ASSESSING IMPACTS AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY""; ""CO2 Fertilization of Green Plants""; ""Agriculture""; ""Managed Forests and Grasslands""; ""Natural Landscape""; ""Marine and Coastal Environments""; ""Water Resources""
""Industry and Energy""""Tourism and Recreation""; ""Settlements and Coastal Structures""; ""Human Health""; ""Migration""; ""Political Tranquility""; ""SOME IMPORTANT INDICES""; ""EVALUATING ADAPTATION OPTIONS""; ""ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE""; ""Activities with Low Sensitivity""; ""Activities that are Sensitive but can be Adapted at a Cost""; ""Activities that are Sensitive with Questionable Adjustment or Adaptation""; ""Cataclysmic Climatic Changes""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""6 Mitigation ""; ""THE ROLE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL COSTING VERSUS ENERGY MODELING""
""PLANNING A COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY""""AN ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION OPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""COMPARING OPTIONS""; ""IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION OPTIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""7 International Considerations ""; ""INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES""; ""FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS""; ""OTHER ACTIONS""; ""8 Findings and Conclusions ""; ""POLICY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Capacities of Industrialized and Developing Countries""; ""Taxes and Incentives""; ""Fundamental and Applied Research""; ""A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""GENERAL CONCLUSIONS""
""9 Recommendations """"REDUCING OR OFFSETTING EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES""; ""Halocarbon Emissions""; ""Energy Policy""; ""Forest Offsets""; ""ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING""; ""IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS""; ""EVALUATING GEOENGINEERING OPTIONS""; ""EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""Individual Statement by a Member of the Synthesis Panel""; ""Part Two The Science Base ""; ""10 Introduction ""; ""NOTE""; ""References""; ""11 Emission Rates and Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases ""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE""; ""METHANE""; ""HALOCARBONS""; ""NITROUS OXIDE""
""NOTES""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828343803321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
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Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] /] / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] /] / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (141 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-20379-X
9786610203796
0-309-58315-2
0-585-02165-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456235903321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
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Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] /] / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Policy implications of greenhouse warming [[electronic resource] /] / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (141 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
ISBN 1-280-20379-X
9786610203796
0-309-58315-2
0-585-02165-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778800803321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
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Policy implications of greenhouse warming / / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Policy implications of greenhouse warming / / Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (141 p.)
Disciplina 363.73/87
Soggetto topico Global warming - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Environmental policy - United States
ISBN 1-280-20379-X
9786610203796
0-309-58315-2
0-585-02165-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Policy Implications Of Greenhouse Warming -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- THE GLOBAL NATURE OF GREENHOUSE WARMING -- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES -- THE EFFECTS OF WORLD POPULATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- TRENDS IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AFFECTING GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS -- 3 The Greenhouse Gases and Their Effects -- EARTH'S RADIATION BALANCE -- WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CLIMATE MODELS -- WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE TEMPERATURE RECORD -- SEA LEVEL -- POSSIBLE DRAMATIC CHANGES -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 Policy Framework -- COMPARING MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION -- ASSIGNING VALUES TO FUTURE OUTCOMES -- A METHOD FOR COMPARING OPTIONS -- Assessing Mitigation Options -- Assessing Adaptation Options -- OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING POLICY CHOICES ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING -- 5 Adaptation -- METHODS OF ADAPTATION -- THE ROLE OF INNOVATION -- ASSESSING IMPACTS AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY -- CO2 Fertilization of Green Plants -- Agriculture -- Managed Forests and Grasslands -- Natural Landscape -- Marine and Coastal Environments -- Water Resources -- Industry and Energy -- Tourism and Recreation -- Settlements and Coastal Structures -- Human Health -- Migration -- Political Tranquility -- SOME IMPORTANT INDICES -- EVALUATING ADAPTATION OPTIONS -- ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- Activities with Low Sensitivity -- Activities That Are Sensitive But Can Be Adapted at a Cost -- Activities That Are Sensitive with Questionable Adjustment or Adaptation -- Cataclysmic Climatic Changes -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6 Mitigation -- THE ROLE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS -- TECHNOLOGICAL COSTING VERSUS ENERGY MODELING -- PLANNING A COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY -- AN ASSESSMENT OF MITIGATION OPTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES -- COMPARING OPTIONS -- IMPLEMENTING MITIGATION OPTIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 7 International Considerations.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES -- FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS -- OTHER ACTIONS -- 8 Findings and Conclusions -- POLICY CONSIDERATIONS -- Capacities of Industrialized and Developing Countries -- Taxes and Incentives -- Fundamental and Applied Research -- A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF GREENHOUSE WARMING -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- 9 Recommendations -- REDUCING OR OFFSETTING EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES -- Halocarbon Emissions -- Energy Policy -- Forest Offsets -- ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING -- IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS -- EVALUATING GEOENGINEERING OPTIONS -- EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Questions and Answers About Greenhouse Warming -- THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT: WHAT IS KNOWN, WHAT CAN BE PREDICTED -- A FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONDING TO ADDITIONAL GREENHOUSE WARMING -- IMPACTS OF ADDITIONAL GREENHOUSE WARMING -- PREVENTING OR REDUCING ADDITIONAL GREENHOUSE WARMING -- ADAPTING TO ADDITIONAL GREENHOUSE WARMING -- IMPLEMENTING RESPONSE PROGRAMS -- ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN -- Appendix B Background Information on Synthesis Panel Members and Professional Staff -- SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS -- PROFESSIONAL STAFF -- Appendix C Membership Lists for Effects, Mitigation, and Adaptation Panels -- EFFECTS PANEL -- MITIGATION PANEL -- ADAPTATION PANEL -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910829105003321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
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What are the administration priorities for climate change technology? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 6, 2003
What are the administration priorities for climate change technology? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, November 6, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (iii, 66 p.) : ill
Soggetto topico Climatic changes - Research - United States
Climatic changes - Government policy - United States
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric - Government policy - United States
Energy policy - United States
Soggetto non controllato Climatic changes
Greenhouse effect, atmospheric
Energy policy
Science
Political science
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti What are the administration priorities for climate change technology?
Record Nr. UNINA-9910694036703321
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