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Index
Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Contents Acknowledgements Preface to the third edition Abbreviations List of illustrations List of tables List of boxes 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? Summary
Chapter 2: The climate change debate
Historical background Cold War science Why the delay in recognizing climate change? The rise of the environmental social movement Climate change and the media The economists wade in Climategate Summary
Chapter 3: Evidence for climate change
Weight of evidence Temperature Precipitation Relative global sea level Other evidence for global warming What do the sceptics say? Summary
Chapter 4: Modelling future climate
Models Carbon cycle Warming and cooling effects Emission models of the future Modelling uncertainty Future global temperatures and sea level Modelling extreme events What the sceptics say Summary
Chapter 5: Climate change impacts
What is dangerous climate change? Extreme events and society’s coping range Coasts Storms and floods Heat waves and droughts Human health Biodiversity Agriculture Ocean acidification Summary
Chapter 6: Climate surprises
Thresholds and tipping points Melting icesheets Deep-ocean circulation Gas hydrates Amazon dieback Summary
Chapter 7: Politics of climate change
Introduction UNFCCC Kyoto Annex I and Annex II (developed countries) Non-Annex I (developing countries) Non-state Actors Copenhagen Post-Copenhagen Is the UNFCCC process flawed? A unilateral approach Carbon trading REDD+ Summary
Chapter 8: Solutions
Introduction Adaptation Mitigation Alternative, renewable, or clean energy Carbon capture and storage Transport Carbon trading and offsetting Subsidies Geoengineering or technofixes Geoengineering governance Summary
Chapter 9: Envisioning the future
Introduction Planetary limits Perfect storm Neoliberal myth Taking action Win-win solutions Conclusions
Further reading Index Online Catalogue
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