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_bMET/C
100 1 _aMetz, Bert.
_eAuthor
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245 1 0 _aControlling climate change /
_cBert Metz.
260 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2010.
300 _axv, 359 p. :
_bill. (some col.), maps ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aClimate change and its impacts : a short summary -- Greenhouse gas emissions -- Keeping climate change within sustainable limits : where to draw the line? -- Development first -- Energy supply -- Transportation -- Buildings -- Industry and waste management -- Land use, agriculture, and forestry -- How does it fit together? -- Policies and measures -- International climate change agreements.
520 _a"An unbiased and comprehensive overview, based on the findings of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Using no jargon, it looks at tackling and adapting to man-made climate change, and works through the often confusing potential solutions. Bert Metz is the former co-chair of the IPCC, at the center of international climate change negotiations. His insider expertise provides a cutting edge assessment of issues at the top of the political agenda. He leads the reader succinctly through ambitious mitigation scenarios, in combination with adapting our future societies to different climate conditions and the potential costs of these measures. Illustrations and extensive boxed examples motivate students to engage with this essential global debate, and questions for each chapter are available online for course instructors. Minimal technical language also makes this book valuable to anyone with an interest in action to combat climate change"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aGreenhouse gas mitigation.
_923555
650 0 _aEnvironmental policy.
_917911
650 0 _aEnvironmental protection.
_91324
650 0 _aClimatic changes
_xPrevention.
_923556
650 0 _aGlobal environmental change.
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942 _cTRB
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_d13622