Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming (eBook)

and Public Policy Committee on Science Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, Policy and Global Affairs (Autoren)

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1991
144 Seiten
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-58315-2 (ISBN)

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Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel's recommendations for U.S. policy.Recommendations address a wide range of issues, including energy policy; deforestation; human population growth; the appropriate role of the United States in an international strategy; and needed research on scientific, economic, and social questions.Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming analyzes scientific understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.1991
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-309-58315-2 / 0309583152
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-58315-2 / 9780309583152