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Climate Change: Turning Up the Heat
Looks at the controversy around global warming and other predicted climate changes, examining the scientific basis of the changes observed. This title shows there is real hope of managing climate change and minimising the risk of disaster if we step up efforts to develop and apply innovative technological and policy solutions.
| Author(s) | By A. Barrie Pittock. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 328 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 1 Dec 2005 |
| Availability | Available |
Looks at the controversy around global warming and other predicted climate changes, examining the scientific basis of the changes observed. This title shows there is real hope of managing climate change and minimising the risk of disaster if we step up efforts to develop and apply innovative technological and policy solutions.
Climate change matters * Learning from the past * Projecting the future * Uncertainty is inevitable, but risk is certain * What climate changes are likely? * Impacts: Why be concerned? * Adaptation: living with climate change * Mitigation: limiting climat
Dr A. Barrie Pittock is one of the world's leading scientists in atmospheric research. He was a senior scientist with CSIRO for over 30 years where he led the Climate Impact Group in the 1990s until his retirement. In 1999 he was awarded an Australian Pub
