| Description |
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Living in a warming world -- Part I. The Science of Climate Change: 2. Linkages between global warming, ozone depletion, acid deposition, and other aspects of global environmental change -- 3. Climate sensitivity, climate feedbacks and policy implications -- 4. Lessons from the ice cores: rapid climate changes during the last 160,000 years -- 5. Changes in climates of the past: lessons for the future -- 6. Indices and indicators of climate change: issues of detection, validation and climate sensitivity -- Part II. Impacts of Climate Change: 7. Future sea level rise: environmental and socio-political considerations -- 8. Effects of climate change on food production -- 9. Effects of climate change on shared fresh water resources -- 10. Effects of climate change on weather-related disasters -- 11. The effect of changing climate on population -- Part III. Energy Use and Technology: 12. The energy predicament in perspective -- 13. Electricity: technological opportunities and management challenges to achieving a low-emissions future -- 14. Transportation in developing nations: managing the institutional and technological transition to a low-emissions future -- Part IV. Economics and the Role of Institutions: 15. The economics of near-term reductions in greenhouse gases -- 16. 'Wait and see' versus 'No regrets': comparing the costs of economic strategies -- 17. International organizations in a warming world: building a global climate regime -- 18. Modifying the mandate of existing institutions: NGOs -- 19. Modifying the mandate of existing institutions: corporations -- 20. International trade, technology transfer, and climate change -- Part V. Equity Considerations and Future Negotiations: 21. Sharing the burden -- 22. Climate negotiations: the North South perspective -- 23. Shaping institutions to build a new partnership: lessons from the past and a vision for the future |
| Analysis |
Climatic changes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Energy policy -- Economic aspects.
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| Author |
Mintzer, Irving M.
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| LC no. |
92250185 |
| ISBN |
0521420911 (hardback) |
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0521421098 (paperback) |
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