A lively and accessible look at one of the most hotly debated global issues in the news today
* Mark Maslin, an expert in the field, suggests how we might adapt to climate change and prevent the worst effects
* Part of the VSI series; over 1 million VSI have been sold
* Includes a section on 'technofixes': (mad) ideas of how to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere instead of reducing emission, e.g. fertilizing the oceans with iron
DESCRIPTION:
Global Warming is one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty-first century. This is a problem that has serious economic, sociological, geopolitical, political, and personal implications.
This Very Short Introduction is an informative, up-to-date, and readable book about the predicted impacts of global warming and the surprises that could be in store for us in the near future. It unravels the controversies that surround global warming, drawing on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a huge collaborative study drawing together current thinking on the subject from experts in a range of disciplines, and presents the findings of the Panel for a general readership for the first time. The book also discusses the politics of global warming, and looks at what we can do now to adapt to climate change and mitigate its worst effects.
* Mark Maslin, an expert in the field, suggests how we might adapt to climate change and prevent the worst effects
* Part of the VSI series; over 1 million VSI have been sold
* Includes a section on 'technofixes': (mad) ideas of how to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere instead of reducing emission, e.g. fertilizing the oceans with iron
DESCRIPTION:
Global Warming is one of the most controversial scientific issues of the twenty-first century. This is a problem that has serious economic, sociological, geopolitical, political, and personal implications.
This Very Short Introduction is an informative, up-to-date, and readable book about the predicted impacts of global warming and the surprises that could be in store for us in the near future. It unravels the controversies that surround global warming, drawing on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a huge collaborative study drawing together current thinking on the subject from experts in a range of disciplines, and presents the findings of the Panel for a general readership for the first time. The book also discusses the politics of global warming, and looks at what we can do now to adapt to climate change and mitigate its worst effects.