Global Warming
A Very Short Introduction
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780199548248ISBN10: 0199548242
Paperback,
176 pages
Dec 2008,
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Description
Global warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century, one that will affect every living creature on the planet. It is also an extraordinarily complex problem, which everyone needs to understand as clearly and completely as possible. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key aspects of global warming. Mark Maslin discusses how and why changes are occurring, sets current warming trends in the context of past climate change, examines the predicted impact of global warming, as well as the political controversies of recent years and the many proposed solutions. Fully updated for 2008, this compelling account offers the best current scientific understanding of global warming, describing recent developments in US policy and the UK Climate Change Bill, where we now stand with the Kyoto Protocol, and the latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Maslin also includes a chapter on local solutions, reflecting the now widely held view that, to mitigate any impending disaster, governments as well as individuals must to act together.Features
- Fully updated for 2008, explaining the latest scientific findings on climate change
- Discusses how and why changes are occurring, and sets this in the context of past global climate change
- Explores recent political developments including the UK Stern Review, US Governmental policy, and the latest findings from the IPCC
- Part of the best-selling Very Short Introductions series--over two million copies sold
About the Author(s)
Mark Maslin is Associate Professor at the Environmental Change Research Center in the Department of Geography at the University of London.
