Regional Environmental Policies, Climate & Climatology in Enviromental Science, Climate Change & Global Warming Policies, Environmental Conservation & Protection Policy, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - Pollution
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Overview
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.
Book Details
Published
August 14, 1991
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.
Pages
144
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780309044400