[Very Short Introductions 118] • Climate Change by Maslin, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Preface to the fourth edition Acknowledgements List of illustrations Abbreviations Chapter 1. What is climate change?

The Earth’s natural greenhouse Past climate Past variations in carbon dioxide Early farmers The Industrial Revolution Who produces the pollution?

Chapter 2. History of climate change

An old science Why the delay in recognizing climate change? The rise of the global environmental social movement The economists wade in Climate change and the media The new global environmental social movements

Chapter 3. Evidence for climate change

Weight of evidence Temperature Precipitation Relative global sea level Other evidence for global warming Extreme weather events What do the climate change deniers say?

Chapter 4. Modelling future climate

Models Carbon cycle Warming and cooling effects Emission models of the future Modelling uncertainty Future global temperatures, precipitation, sea ice, and sea level What do the climate change deniers say?

Chapter 5. Climate change impacts

What is dangerous climate change? Extreme events and society’s coping range Extreme heat, drought, and wildfires Storms and floods Coasts Agriculture Ocean acidification Biodiversity Human health

Chapter 6. Climate surprises

Thresholds and tipping points Melting ice sheets Deep-ocean circulation Gas hydrates Amazon dieback

Chapter 7. Politics of climate change

Introduction Climate change negotiations Kyoto 1997 Copenhagen 2009 Paris 2015 Glasgow 2021 Is the UNFCCC process flawed? Carbon trading REDD+

Chapter 8. Solutions

Introduction Adaptation Mitigation Alternative, renewable, or clean energy Carbon capture and storage Transport Fossil-fuel subsidies Carbon trading, taxation, and offsetting Reforestation and rewilding Geoengineering or technofixes Geoengineering governance

Chapter 9. Changing our future

Introduction Planetary stewardship Taking action Government, corporations, and civil society International institutions Conclusion

Further reading Index Deserts Geography Global Warming Landscapes and Geomorphology