The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to Debate.
By: Dessler, Andrew E.
Contributor(s): Parson, Edward A.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020Edition: 3rd.Description: xxi ; 258p ; pbk.ISBN: 9781316631324.Subject(s): Climatic changes-research | Climatic changes-Government policy | Climatic changesDDC classification: 363.73874Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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1. Global climate change : a new type of environmental problem --1︣.1. The climate-change controversy --1︣.2. Climate and climate change : a scientific primer --1︣.3. Background on climate-change policy --1︣.4. Plan of the book --2︣. Science, politics, and science in politics --2︣.1. Justifications for action : positive and normative statements --2︣.2. How science works --2︣.3. Politics and policy debates --2︣.4. When science and politics meet --2︣.5. Limiting the damage : the role of scientific assessments --3︣. Human-induced climate change : present scientific knowledge and uncertainties --3︣.1. Is the climate changing? --3︣.2. Are human activities responsible for the observed changes? --3︣.3. What further changes are likely? Predicting Twenty-First Century climate change --3︣.4. What will the impacts of climate change be? --3︣.5. Contrary claims --3︣.6 Conclusions --4︣. Climate change policy : impacts, assessments, and responses --4︣.1. Impacts and adaptation --4︣.2. Emissions and mitigation responses --4︣.3. The third response : climate engineering --4︣.4. Choosing a path : balancing benefits and costs of mitigation and adaptation --4︣.5. Conclusion : technology and policy for a climate-safe transition --5︣. Climate policy and politics in 2019, and a path forward --5︣.1. Climate-change politics : current policies and positions --5︣.2. Climate-change politics : remaining arguments against action --5︣.3. So what should be done? Recommendations for an effective response --5︣.4. Conclusion.
This third edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the large changes in scientific knowledge and policy debates on climate change since the previous edition in 2009. It provides a concise but thorough overview of the science, technology, economics, policy, and politics of climate change in a single volume. It explains how scientific and policy debates work, outlines the scientific evidence for the reality and seriousness of climate change and the basic atmospheric science that supports it, and discusses policy options and the current state of the policy debate. By pulling these elements together, the book explains why the issue can be so confusing and provides guidance on practical routes forward. Anyone interested in climate change, the global environment, or how science is used in policy debates should read this book. It is the ideal textbook for undergraduate or graduate courses in environmental policy and climate change.