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The science and politics of global climate change : = a guide to the debate /

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Title/Author:	The science and politics of global climate change :/ Andrew E. Dessler, Edward A. Parson.
Reminder of title:	a guide to the debate /
remainder title:	The Science & Politics of Global Climate Change
Author:	Dessler, Andrew Emory,
other author:	Parson, Edward,
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 190 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Climatic changes. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511790430
ISBN:	9780511790430 (ebook)

The science and politics of global climate change : = a guide to the debate /
Dessler, Andrew Emory,

The science and politics of global climate change :a guide to the debate /The Science & Politics of Global Climate ChangeAndrew E. Dessler, Edward A. Parson. - 1 online resource (ix, 190 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

1. Global climate change : a new type of environmental problem -- 1.1. Background on climate and climate change -- 1.2. Background on climate-change policy -- 1.3. Plan of the book -- 2. Science, politics, and science in politics -- 2.1. Justifications for action : positive statements and normative statements -- 2.2. How science works -- 2.3. Politics and policy debates -- 2.4. When science and politics meet -- 2.5. Limiting the damage : the role of scientific assessments -- Further reading for chapter 2 -- 3. Climate change : present scientific knowledge and uncertainties -- 3.1. Is the climate changing? -- 3.2. Are human activities responsible for global warming? -- 3.3. What future changes can we expect? : predicting climate change over the twentyfirst century -- 3.4. What will the impacts of climate change be? -- 3.5. Conclusions -- Further reading for chapter 3 -- 4. The climate-change policy debate : impacts and potential responses -- 4.1. Impacts and adaptation -- 4.2. Emissions and mitigation responses -- 4.3. Putting it together : balancing benefits and costs of mitigation and adaptation -- 4.4. A third class of response : geoengineering -- 4.5. Conclusion : policy choices under uncertainty -- Further reading for chapter 4 -- 5. The present impasse and steps forward -- 5.1. Climate-change politics : present positions -- 5.2. Climate-change politics : the arguments against action -- 5.3. The present policy debate : use of scientific knowledge and uncertainty -- 5.4. So what should be done? : major choices and elements of an effective response -- 5.5. Conclusion -- Further reading for chapter 5 -- Appendix -- Glossary.

In this accessible primer, Dessler and Parson combine their expertise in atmospheric science and public policy to help scientists, policy makers, and the public sort through the conflicting claims in the climate-change debate. The authors explain how scientific and policy debates work, summarize present scientific knowledge and uncertainty about climate change, and discuss the available policy options. Along the way, they explain WHY the debate is so confusing. Anyone with an interest in how science is used in policy debates will find this discussion illuminating. The book requires no specialized knowledge, but is accessible to any college-educated general reader who wants to make more sense of the climate change debate. It can also be used as a textbook to explain the details of the climate-change debate, or as a resource for science students or working scientists, to explain how science is used in policy debates.

ISBN: 9780511790430 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

573447
Climatic changes.

LC Class. No.: QC981.8.C5 / D44 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 363.73874

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