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Controlling Climate Change
Controlling Climate Change is an unbiased prehensive overview that is free of jargon and
solidly based on the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (). It looks at
what we can do to solve the problem of man-made climate change, working through the often
confusing potential solutions. Readers will find answers to the vital questions:
What will happen if climate change is not controlled?
What is the magnitude of the challenge to avoid climate change?
What is the role of prevention and adaptation?
What measures can we take to control climate change and what do they cost?
What policies are available to make it happen?
Bert Metz is a leading expert on climate change science and policy. As a former co-chair of the
Working Group on Mitigation of Climate Change and an international climate change negotiator, his
insider expertise provides a cutting edge, completely up-to-date assessment that gives the reader an
insight to issues at the top of the political agenda. He leads the reader through the scenarios of
ambitious actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect our forests, in the context of the
challenges of countries to provide for economic growth and development and the need for societies to
adapt to different climate conditions. Technical solutions, behavioural issues, costs, and policies and
measures are discussed for each of the main economic sectors. plexities of international
climate negotiations are explained in a inct manner. Damage to ecosystems, impact on food
production, health and the very existence of a large proportion of the world’s population are all
tackled with an emphasis on the potential solutions.
Illustrations, tables of data, and extensive boxed examples motivate students to engage with this
essential global debate. Questions for each chapter are available online for course instructors, so
students can test their knowledge.