Climate change policy in the United States
Subtitle: the science, the politics, and the prospects for change
By: Dianne Rahm.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780786442997
Subjects: Climatic changes -- Government policy -- United States; Environmental policy -- United States; Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy -- United States
Description: "This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Climate change: an overview of the problem; title: Climate change policy in the United States: from the framework convention to the Obama administration; title: The challenge of the post-Kyoto accord; title: Science and anti-science; title: Morals, ethics, and religion in the policy debate; title: Mechanisms for regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; title: Technological solutions; title: Energy efficiency, conservation, demand side management, and other solutions.