Screen LibraryThe hot topic：what we can do about global warming
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Harcourt,
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| Publisher Address: | Orlando, Fla. |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 276 p.: ill., map ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780156033183 0156033186 |
| Index Number: | X22 |
| CLC: |
X22 X505 X16 |
| Call Number: | X16/W179 |
| Contents: |
"A Harvest original." Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-266) and index. The problem -- Warming world -- Whodunnit? -- Feeling the heat -- In the pipeline -- Climate wild cards -- Technological solutions -- What should we aim for? -- More from less -- Planes, trains, and automobiles -- Power to change -- Political solutions -- It's the economy, stupid -- The road from Kyoto -- Rapidly developing nations (or, Come on in, the agreement's lovely) -- Industrialized nations (or, Whose fault is it anyway?) -- How you can change the world -- Appendix : Climate myths, half-truths, and misconceptions. "Last year, awareness about global warming reached a tipping point. Now one of the most dynamic writers and one of the most respected scientists in the field of climate change offer the first concise guide to both the problems and the solutions. Guiding us past a blizzard of information and misinformation, Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King explain the science of warming, the most cutting-edge technological solutions from small to large, and the national and international politics that will affect our efforts. While there have been many other books about the problem of global warming, none has addressed what we can and should do about it so clearly and persuasively, with no spin, no agenda, and no exaggeration. Neither Walker nor King is an activist or politician, and theirs is not a generic green call to arms. Instead they propose specific ideas to fix a very specific problem. Most important, they offer hope: This is a serious issue, perhaps the most serious that humanity has ever faced. But we can still do something about it. And they'll show us how."--Publisher's description. |