1. Introduction 2. Dealing with global warming part one 3. The earth as a system 4. Fundamental drivers of global warming 5. Evidence for a warming planet 6. How do we know greenhouse gases (GHG) are the issue? 7. What are the effects of global warming? 8. International efforts to address global warming part two 9. What it takes to stop global warming 10. Energy alternatives 11. Why is global warming such a difficult problem to solve? 12. Some successes and failures part three 13. Action plan: Efficiency, power, transportation, and land use 14. Can it be done? 15. The way forward afterword part four: appendices further reading useful reports useful web sites end notes index