Climate Change : Turning Up the Heat

ISBN-13: 9781844073009 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 328 str.

A. Barrie Pittock

Opis

Climate change has been described as the most pressing issue for the future of the Earth, yet many of us are baffled by the subject. A. Barrie Whittock demystifies the issues and explains both sides of the debate, sorting fact from fiction and outlining the options for living with climate change.

Spis treści

Climate change matters * Learning from the past * Projecting the future * Uncertainty is inevitable, but risk is certain * What climate changes are likely? * Impacts: Why be concerned? * Adaptation: living with climate change * Mitigation: limiting climate change * Climate change in context * The politics of greenhouse * International concern and national interests * Accepting the challenge * Further information *

O autorze

Dr A. Barrie Pittock is one of the world's leading scientists in atmospheric research. He was a senior scientist with CSIRO for over 30 years where he led the Climate Impact Group in the 1990s until his retirement. In 1999 he was awarded an Australian Public Service Medal for his leadership and visionary approach to identifying, researching and communicating a range of global climate science issues.