文档介绍：PLETE GUIDE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE
‘Climate change is a wide-ranging plex subject – a global challenge involving gov-
ernments, companies, professionals and public action. This book provides prehensive
coverage of the key scientific, technical, social and political aspects of climate change in an
easily referenced and reader-friendly style. I would mend this book to students and pro-
fessionals new to the field that wish to expand their knowledge.’
Tom Baumann, CEO ClimateCHECK and Co-Founder Greenhouse Gas Management
Institute
For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction, plete Guide to
Climate Change is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the
key scientific, geographical, and sociopolitical issues involved in the study of the
environment and the implications of mankind’s effect upon it, topics covered
include:
• Environmental science – the carbon cycle and the “greenhouse gases”
• The impacts of climate change on life, land, and sea
• Mitigation strategies from carbon capture to carbon taxes
• The Kyoto Protocol and
• Renewable fuel sources, from wind to solar power
Including guides to the latest scientific and governmental thinking on climate
change, this book will tell you all you need to know about perhaps the biggest issue
facing mankind today.
Brian Dawson is Climate Change and Energy Adviser for the Australian International
Development Assistance Agency.
Matt Spannagle is Technical Manager of the MDG Carbon Facility of the United
Nations Development Programme.
PLETE GUIDE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE
Brian Dawson and
Matt Spannagle
First published 2009
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