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Policy implications of greenhouse warming

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy ... [et al.]

National Academy Press, 1991

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel's recommendations for U.S. policy. Recommendations address a wide range of issues, including energy policy; deforestation; human population growth; the appropriate role of the United States in an international strategy; and needed research on scientific, economic, and social questions. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming analyzes scientific understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Table of Contents FRONT MATTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 BACKGROUND 3 THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS 4 POLICY FRAMEWORK 5 ADAPTION 6 MITIGATION 7 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 8 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 9 RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDIXES A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING B BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF C MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR EFFECTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PANELS INDEX

目次

  • 1 FRONT MATTER
  • 2 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3 2 BACKGROUND
  • 4 3 THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS
  • 5 4 POLICY FRAMEWORK
  • 6 5 ADAPTION
  • 7 6 MITIGATION
  • 8 7 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • 9 8 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
  • 10 9 RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 11 APPENDIXES
  • 12 A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING
  • 13 B BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF
  • 14 C MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR EFFECTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PANELS
  • 15 INDEX

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