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Author : Andrew E. Dessler
Release : 2006
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 703/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change by : Andrew E. Dessler
Download or read book The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change written by Andrew E. Dessler. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the climate-change debate for non-specialists.
Author : Andrew E. Dessler
Release : 2006
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Book Synopsis The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change by : Andrew E. Dessler
Download or read book The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change written by Andrew E. Dessler. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joshua P. Howe
Release : 2014-04-01
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Behind the Curve by : Joshua P. Howe
Download or read book Behind the Curve written by Joshua P. Howe. This book was released on 2014-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why? In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The book follows the story of rising CO2—illustrated by the now famous Keeling Curve—through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time. The nature of the problem itself, Howe explains, has privileged scientists as the primary spokespeople for the global climate. But while the “science first” forms of advocacy they developed to fight global warming produced more and better science, the primacy of science in global warming politics has failed to produce meaningful results. In fact, an often exclusive focus on science has left advocates for change vulnerable to political opposition and has limited much of the discussion to debates about the science itself. As a result, while we know much more about global warming than we did fifty years ago, CO2 continues to rise. In 1958, Keeling first measured CO2 at around 315 parts per million; by 2013, global CO2 had soared to 400 ppm. The problem is not getting better - it's getting worse. Behind the Curve offers a critical and levelheaded look at how we got here.
Author : Bert Bolin
Release : 2008-10-30
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change by : Bert Bolin
Download or read book A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change written by Bert Bolin. This book was released on 2008-10-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the global climate change issues emerge? The issue of human-induced global climate change became a major environmental concern during the twentieth century. In response to growing concern about human-induced global climate change, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed in 1988. Written by its first chairman, this book is an overview of the history of the IPCC. It describes and evaluates the intricate interplay between key factors in the science and politics of climate change, the strategy that has been followed, and the regretfully slow pace in getting to grips with the uncertainties that have prevented earlier action being taken. The book also highlights the emerging conflict between establishing a sustainable global energy system and preventing a serious change in global climate. This text provides researchers and policy makers with an insight into the history of the politics of climate change.
Author : Andrew Dessler
Release : 2010-02-18
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 535/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change by : Andrew Dessler
Download or read book The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change written by Andrew Dessler. This book was released on 2010-02-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Dessler and Parson's acclaimed book provides an integrated treatment of the science, technology, economics, policy, and politics of climate change. Aimed at the educated non-specialist, and at courses in environmental policy or climate change, the book clearly lays out the scientific foundations of climate change, the issues in current policy debates, and the interactions between science and politics that make the climate change debate so contentious and confusing. This new edition is brought completely up to date to reflect the rapid movement of events related to climate change. In addition, all sections have been improved, in particular a more thorough primer on the basic science of climate change is included. The book also now integrates the discussion of contrarian claims with the discussion of current scientific knowledge; extends the discussion of cost and benefit estimates; and provides an improved glossary.
