Climate Change Policy: A Survey

by Stephen H. Schneider (Editor), Armin Rosencranz (Editor), John O. Niles (Editor)

Questions surrounding the issue of climate change are evolving from "Is it happening?" to "What can be done about it?" The primary obstacles to addressing it at this point are not scientific but political and economic; nonetheless a quick resolution is unlikely. Ignorance and confusion surrounding the issue -- including a lack of understanding of climate science, its implications for the environment and society, and the range of policy options available -- contributes to the political morass over dealing with climate change in which we find ourselves. Climate Change Policy addresses that situation by bringing together a wide range of new writings from leading experts that examine the many dimensions of the topics most important in understanding climate change and policies to combat it. Chapters

584 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Amelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

While not totally recent, this is a great survey of the nuts and bolts of the phenomenon of human induced climate change and the challenges to drafting local, national, and international policy.