Climate change : turning up the heat /

Debates about the reality of climate change and what measures to take are slowing our response. This book explains how our attitudes to risk and uncertainty influence our decision making and how much we stand to lose from rapid climate change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pittock, A. Barrie, 1938- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, [2005]
Subjects:	Climatic changes. Global warming. Climate Change Global Warming Climate change. History. Politics. Réchauffement de la Terre. Climat > Changements. climate change. global warming. Changement climatique. Protection de l'environnement. Coopération internationale. Global warming Climatic changes Government. IMPACT. Human activity.
Online Access:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information

Table of Contents:

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.