Title & Author:

For climate's sake! : a visual reader of climate change / [edited by René P. Schwarzenbach and others].

Publication:

Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller ; Springer [distributor], [2012]

Description:

575, [2] pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- For climate's sake!: the climate won't leave the world cold -- Climate history: between fireball and ice desert / Christian Rentsch -- How the Earth got its climate -- Ice ages and warm periods: of greenhouse gases and drifting continents -- How continental drift causes climate change -- Climate on a roller coaster ride -- Humans as a climate factor -- The climate system: why it's getting warmer / Christian Rentsch -- The sun keeps us warm -- The Greenhouse Effect: Earth's energy recycling program -- The climate system: a factory tour -- Water and wind keep the climate in motion -- How greenhouse gases drive up global temperatures -- The future of Earth's climate is in our hands -- Extreme weather events of 2010 -- The consequences of climate change: risks and vulnerabilities / Christian Rentsch -- Severe weather and natural disasters: the harbingers of climate change -- A short history of the two-degree target -- A different world for billions of people -- Nearly half the world suffers from water scarcity -- Shrinking ice masses, rising sea levels -- A roadmap for the future: reality and possibility / Martin Läubli -- Down to the last drop of oil? -- The future is electrical -- Billions of cars -- The challenge of megacities -- The second "green revolution" -- Mitigating climate change is affordable -- Human behavior: the great unknown -- The carbon footprint / Klaus Lanz -- Global climate politics: between power and paralysis / Heidi Blattmann -- In the wake of ozone protection -- The IPCC: a high-level balancing act -- Rio -- Kyoto -- Montreal -- The Kyoto Protocol -- Hot air -- The future begins in Bali -- Money makes the world go roung -- The point of view from India: equity, the new frontier in climate talks -- The point of view from China: time is of the essence -- The role of forests in climate policy -- Who will decide the future?: an editors' epilogue.
[Essays scattered throughout book] Close-ups : How climate scientists get their data ; Arctic winners ; Australian water woes ; The hope for clean coal ; Desert power for Europe ; Vehicle to grid ; Biofuels: a double-edged option / Klaus Lanz.

Summary:

For Climate's Sake! investigates our planet's complex climate system and presents the most up-to-date findings of climate research in scientifically sound yet understandable language. It describes the intricate negotiations behind international attempts to find common ground in climate policy. Knowing the facts and their contexts is the prerequisite for awareness of the problems ahead and for shaping our opinions. This book offers the reader insight into Earth's climate history and identifies the factors responsible for climate change.

ISBN:

9783037782453 (hbk.)
3037782455 (hbk.)

Subject:

Climatic changes.
Climatic changes Social aspects.
Climat Changements.
Climat Changements Aspect social.
climate change.
Klimaänderung
Klimatologie
Umweltschutz
Klimatförändringar.

Added entries:

Schwarzenbach, René P., 1945-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 280427
Call No.: BIB 217128
Status: Available