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Book SynopsisExplores the interplay between science, economics, politics, and ethics in understanding the challenge that climate change poses to the international community.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: Scientific Perspectives 1. The Long Time Scales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further Challenges for the Global Policy Process. 2. The Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Change. 3. Watching the Canary: Climate Change in the Arctic. Part 2: Economic Perspectives 4. Against High Discount Rates. 5. Climate Change: Passing Through the Eye of the Needle. 6. Justice, Equity and Efficiency in Climate Change: A Developing Country Perspective. Part 3: Political Perspectives 7. The Kyoto Protocol: A Post-Mortem 8. Tackling Climate Change: Five Keys to Success 9. Cities Protecting the Climate: The Local Dimension of Global Environmental Governance. Part 4: Philosophical Perspectives 10. Adaptation, Mitigation and Justice 11. Ideal Decision-Making and the Green Virtues 12. Technological Transition and American Responsibility 13. Individual Responsibility for Global Warming
