| Description |
xv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Bert Bolin and Robert Watson -- Foreword / James P. Bruce and Hoesung Lee -- 1. Scope and Implications of Climate Change -- 2. Methodological and Conceptual Issues -- 3. Decision-Making Framework -- 4. Decision Criteria and Tools -- 5. Greenhouse Damage and Adaptation -- 6. Assessment of Technology Options -- 7. Costs of Implementation -- 8. Summary and Conclusions |
| Summary |
Inspired by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Second Assessment Report, Jepma and Munasinghe set out to create a concise, practical, and compelling approach to climate change issues. In Climate Change Policy: Facts, Issues, and Analyses, they deftly explain the implications of global warming and the risks involved in attempting to mitigate climate change. They look at how and where to initiate action, and what sort of organization is needed to implement the changes. This book represents a much-needed synopsis of climate change and its real impact on society. It will be an essential text for climate change researchers, policy analysis, university students studying the environment, and anyone else with an interest in climate change issues |
| Notes |
"Sponsored by the government of the Netherlands, cosponsored by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Decision making.
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Climatic changes.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
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| Author |
Munasinghe, Mohan, 1945-
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Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics.
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Netherlands.
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Stockholm Environment Institute.
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| LC no. |
97007559 |
| ISBN |
052159314X |
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0521596882 (paperback) |
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