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Collects over twenty-five articles that examine the long-term consequences of global warming, focusing on the human and ecological effects of inaction with regard to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and covers the importance of new technologies as well as human choice.
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State of the world 2009: into a warming world : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
2009, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English
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Table of Contents
The perfect storm / Christopher Flavin and Robert Engelman
A safe landing for the climate / W.L. Hare
Farming and land use to cool the planet / Sara J. Scherr and Sajal Sthapit
An enduring energy future / Janet L. Sawin and William R. Moomaw
Building resilience / David Dodman, Jessica Ayers, and Saleemul Huq
Sealing the deal to save the climate / Robert Engelman
Climate change reference guide and glossary / Alice McKeown and Gary Gardner
Climate connections
The risks of other greenhouse gases / Janos Maté, Kert Davies, and David Kanter
Reducing black carbon / Dennis Clare
Women and climate change: vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities / Lorena Aguilar
The security dimensions of climate change / Jennifer Wallace
Climate change's pressures on biodiversity / Thomas Lovejoy
Small island developing states at the forefront of global climate change / Edward Cameron
The role of cities in climate change / David Satterthwaite and David Dodman
Climate change and health vulnerabilities / Juan Almendares and Paul R. Epstein
- India starts to take on climate change / Malini Mehra
A Chinese perspective on climate and energy / Yingling Liu
Trade, climate change, and sustainability / Tao Wang and Jim Watson
Adaptation in locally managed marine areas in Fiji / Alifereti Tawake and Juan Hoffmaister
Building resilience to drought and climate change in Sudan / Balgis Osman-Elasha
Geoengineering to shade Earth / Ken Caldeira
Carbon capture and storage / Peter Viebahn, Manfred Fischedick, and Daniel Vallentin
Using the market to address climate change / Robert K. Kaufmann
Technology transfer for climate change / K. Madhava Sarma and Durwood Zaelke
Electric vehicles and renewable energy potential / Jeffrey Harti
Employment in a low-carbon world / Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, and Jill Kubit
Climate justice movements gather strength / Ambika Chawla
Shifting values in response to climate change / Tim Kasser
Not too late to act / Betsy Taylor.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-247) and index.
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