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" Climate change / "
Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner and Chiara St. Pierre, book editors.
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BL
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704188
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b526377
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Climate change /\ Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner and Chiara St. Pierre, book editors.
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Farmington Hills, MI :: Greenhaven Press,, c2009.
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Global viewpoints
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234 p. :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm.
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0737741562 (hardcover)
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: 0737741570 (pbk.)
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: 9780737741568 (hardcover)
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: 9780737741575 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index.
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| Contents
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Chapter 1: Debating global climate change. International science societies concur that climate change is happening / RoyalSociety.org ; Nobel committee recognizes climate change scientists and advocates / R. K. Pachauri ; World's scientists acknowledge uncertainties and disagreements, but most agree climate change is a real threat / Fred Pearce ; Climate change skeptics do not receive equal funding / Jeff Mason ; European Union nations assert that policies of the United States fail to address climate change / Markus Becker and Holger Dambeck ; United Kingdom research group asserts that climate change may benefit humans / Antony Barnett and Mark Townsend ; United States Congress alleges federal interference with climate change science / United States House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- Chapter 2: Impact of global climate change. International economic impacts of climate change : an overview / Nicholas Stern ; Malawi's food security is threatened by climate change / Singy Hanyona ; Middle East faces water shortages and food scarcity due to climate change / United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ; Bangladeshis fear climate change will bring stronger storms, flooding, and famine / Fred de Sam Lazaro ; Small island states face substantial challenges from rising sea levels / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change : Working Group II ; South America's Amazon basin faces loss of animal species and habitats / Michael Case ; Canada's inuit peoples are affected by Arctic melting / Emily Gertz ; Italy's canal city of Venice must cope with rising sea levels / Eric Jaffe -- Chapter 3: Developing nations and climate change. Climate change disproportionately affects the inhabitants of developing nations / Rachel Oliver ; Poor nations must also work to cut carbon emissions / Haider Rizve ; International emissions restrictions may harm developing regions / Hans Martin Seip and Sigbjorn Gronas ; China's rapid development raises global levels of greenhouse gas emissions / The Economist -- Chapter 4: Combating global climate change. Worldwide tree planting project aims to offset some emissions / United Nations Environment Programme ; Information technology companies can take action against climate change / Michael Dell ; Australia's government bans traditional light bulbs / Wendy Frew and Linton Besser ; Philippine activists protest construction of a coal-fired power plant / Greenpeace.
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Explores the politics and effects of global climate change.
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Climatic changes, Popular works.
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Global environmental change, Popular works.
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Global temperature changes, Popular works.
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QC903.C44 2009
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Lerner, Adrienne Wilmoth.
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St. Pierre, Chiara.
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