Climate change
Subtitle: debating America's policy options
Contributors: Council on Foreign Relations
Series: Council policy initiatives series
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Subjects: Climatic changes; Government policy
Description: A must-read for environmentalists, educators, and anyone else interested in the issue, Climate Change is a most useful reference in the growing public debate about how best to meet this environmental challenge. Climate Change begins with a memorandum to the president that explains the multidimensional nature of this critical issue. It then lays out three contrasting perspectives for dealing with climate change and concludes with an index of scientific reports, government speeches, legislative proposals, and further readings. Of the three speeches presented, the first emphasizes the ability of modern, wealthy societies to adapt to the changing climate. A second speech urges reengagement with the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change while demanding reforms to make Kyoto more effective. A third urges unilateral action to create a market for low-carbon emission technologies from the "bottom up," in contrast with "top-down" international treaties such as Kyoto.
Notes: Viewed on (May 9, 2006).