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.
Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine
1 FRONT MATTER; 2 1 INTRODUCTION; 3 2 BACKGROUND; 4 3 THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS; 5 4 POLICY FRAMEWORK; 6 5 ADAPTION; 7 6 MITIGATION; 8 7 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; 9 8 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; 10 9 RECOMMENDATIONS; 11 APPENDIXES; 12 A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING; 13 B BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF; 14 C MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR EFFECTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PANELS; 15 INDEX
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