Climate conundrums : what the climate debate reveals about us /

Looks at how we as humans think, individually and collectively, about the climate change debate. The essays throughout are organized around our relationship with nature, the challenges facing human society and the path ahead for civilization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gail, William B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : American Meteorological Society, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Humans and nature
  • Are humans distinct from nature?
  • Can we make nature better?
  • Is nature sustainable?
  • Part II. Humans and society
  • Should society's future matter to us?
  • Will civilization advance indefinitely?
  • Can we engineer everything?
  • Is knowledge always beneficial?
  • Could science and religion reconcile?
  • Part III. Humans and destiny
  • Do we live in a special time?
  • What will become of us?.