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  • Climate Geoengineering: Science, Law and Governance

    Edición de Wil Burns, David Dana, Simon James Nicholson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The sobering reality of the disconnect between the resolve of the world community to effectively address climate change, and what actually needs to be done, has led to increasing impetus for consideration of a suite of approaches collectively known as “climate geoengineering,” or “climate engineering.” Indeed, the feckless response of the world community to climate change has transformed climate ... Leer más

    $152.99 USD

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  • False Alarm

    How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

    de Bjorn Lomborg ...
    An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Climate Fix

    What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming

    de Roger Pielke Jr. ...
    Why has the world been unable to address global warming? Science policy expert Roger Pielke, Jr., says it's not the fault of those who reject the Kyoto Protocol, but those who support it, and the magical thinking that the agreement represents. In The Climate Fix, Pielke offers a way to repair climate policy, shifting the debate away from meaningless targets and toward a revolution in how the world ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • How To Save Our Planet

    The Facts

    de Mark A. Maslin ...
    'Punchy and to the point. No beating around the bush. This brilliant book contains all the information we need to have in our back pocket in order to move forward' Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary UN Climate Change Convention'Amazing book' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio Breakfast Show'Everyone should have this book' Rick Edwards, BBC Radio 5 Live'A timely and important book, not only ... Leer más

    $10.69 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Climate Uncertainty and Risk

    Rethinking Our Response

    de Judith Curry ...
    Series series Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative
    World leaders have made a forceful statement that climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century. However, little progress has been made in implementing policies to address climate change. In Climate Uncertainty and Risk, eminent climate scientist Judith Curry shows how we can break this gridlock. This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Reason in a Dark Time

    Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed -- and What It Means for Our Future

    de Dale Jamieson ...
    From the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference there was a concerted international effort to stop climate change. Yet greenhouse gas emissions increased, atmospheric concentrations grew, and global warming became an observable fact of life. In this book, philosopher Dale Jamieson explains what climate change is, why we have failed to stop it, and why it still matters what ... Leer más

    $25.69 USD

  • Climate Shock

    The Economic Consequences of a Hotter Planet

    de Gernot Wagner, Gernot Wagner, Martin L. Weitzman, Martin L. Weitzman ...
    How knowing the extreme risks of climate change can help us prepare for an uncertain futureIf you had a 10 percent chance of having a fatal car accident, you'd take necessary precautions. If your finances had a 10 percent chance of suffering a severe loss, you'd reevaluate your assets. So if we know the world is warming and there's a 10 percent chance this might eventually lead to a catastrophe ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Smart Solutions to Climate Change

    Comparing Costs and Benefits

    Edición de Bjørn Lomborg ...
    The failure of the Copenhagen climate conference in December 2009 revealed major flaws in the way the world's policymakers have attempted to prevent dangerous levels of increases in global temperatures. The expert authors in this specially commissioned collection focus on the likely costs and benefits of a very wide range of policy options, including geo-engineering, mitigation of CO2, methane and ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Lukewarming

    The New Climate Science that Changes Everything

    de Patrick J. Michaels, Paul C. Knappenberger ...
    In Lukewarming, two environmental scientists explain the science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: climate change is real, and partially man-made, but it is becoming obvious that far more warming has been forecast than will occur, with some of the catastrophic impacts implausible or impossible. Global warming is more lukewarm than hot. This fresh analysis is an ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Energy at the Crossroads

    Global Perspectives and Uncertainties

    de Vaclav Smil ...
    An objective, comprehensive, and accessible examination of today's most crucial problem: preserving the environment in the face of society's insatiable demand for energy.In Energy at the Crossroads, Vaclav Smil considers the twenty-first century's crucial question: how to reconcile the modern world's unceasing demand for energy with the absolute necessity to preserve the integrity of the biosphere ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

    Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

    de Frank P. Incropera ...
    Under one cover, Frank P. Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • A Case for Climate Engineering

    de David Keith ...
    Series series Boston Review Books
    A leading scientist argues that we must consider deploying climate engineering technology to slow the pace of global warming.Climate engineering—which could slow the pace of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere—has emerged in recent years as an extremely controversial technology. And for good reason: it carries unknown risks and it may undermine commitments to ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD