Climate Change An Interdisciplinary Introduction
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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