Climate change : an interdisciplinary introduction

Climate change : an interdisciplinary introduction / Thomas Brewer.

This textbook introduces and explains the issues around climate change and its mitigation. It includes topics across disciplines and can be used as a single-volume text by students studying a range of subjects. Among the topics included are: ·How to adopt significant mitigation measures now to avoid...

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Main Author: Brewer, Thomas (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
climate change.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Overview of the Issues
  • Part II: Core Issues
  • Chapter 2: Emissions: Types, Effects and Sources
  • Chapter 3: The Big Emitters and the Most Vulnerable People
  • Chapter 4: International Agreements
  • Part III: Sectors
  • Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels
  • Chapter 6: Electric Power
  • Chapter 7: Transportation
  • Chapter 8: Industry
  • Chapter 9: Buildings
  • Chapter 10: Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses
  • Chapter 11: Finance: Banking and Insurance
  • Part IV: The Future
  • Chapter 12. Climate Model Projections and Potential Action Paths.

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