Climate Change Policy in the United States : The Science, the Politics and the Prospects for Change

Rahm, Dianne

McFarland & Co Inc（2009/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 226 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786442997
• DDC分類 363.73874560973

Full Description

This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions. The book includes seven maps and tables, notes, bibliography, and index.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

Abbreviations     

1. Climate Change: An Overview of the Problem     

2. Climate Change Policy in the United States: From the Framework Convention to the Obama Administration     

3. The Challenge of the Post-Kyoto Accord     

4. Science and Anti-Science     

5. Morals, Ethics, and Religion in the Policy Debate     

6. Mechanisms for Regulating U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions     

7. Technological Solutions     

8. Energy Efficiency, Conservation, Demand Side Management, and Other Solutions     

Appendix: Web Resources     

Chapter Notes     

Selected Bibliography     

Index