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POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF GREENHOUSE WARMING
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| By: |
Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming-Synthesis Panel, Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences |
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Paperback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309044405 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309044400 |
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| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1991 |
| Pages: |
144 |
| Description: |
Offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming, and presents the authoring panel's recommendations for US policy. This book analyzes understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and more. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |