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Global Warming (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
$11.36 - Save $1.26 (9%) - RRP $12.62 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Global WarmingGlobal warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. Fully updated for 2008, this Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key topics in the climate change debate - from the political controversies to the many proposed solutions.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 27 November 2008
- Format: Paperback 216 pages
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- Categories: Popular Science | Meteorology & Climatology | Global Warming | Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology | Weather
- ISBN 13: 9780199548248 ISBN 10: 0199548242
- Sales rank: 101,006
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Full description for Global Warming
Global warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the key topics in the debate: looking at the predicted impact of climate change, exploring the political controversies of recent years, and explaining the proposed solutions. Fully updated for 2008, Mark Maslin's compelling account brings the reader right up to date, describing recent developments from US policy to the UK Climate Change Bill, and where we now stand with the Kyoto Protocol. He 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.
