State of the world 2009
Subtitle: into a warming world : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: Linda Starke, editor
Contributors: Worldwatch Institute
Series: State of the world -- 2009; State of the world library
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780393334180
Subjects: Climatic changes; Environmental aspects; Greenhouse gases; Global warming; Atmospheric Greenhouse effect; Global temperature changes; Global environmental change; Environmental protection; Environmental policy; Cambio climático
Other titles: 2009 state of the world; Into a warming world
Description: Collects over twenty-five articles that examine the long-term consequences of global warming, focusing on the human and ecological effects of inaction with regard to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and covers the importance of new technologies as well as human choice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: The perfect storm / Christopher Flavin and Robert Engelman; title: A safe landing for the climate / W.L. Hare; title: Farming and land use to cool the planet / Sara J. Scherr and Sajal Sthapit; title: An enduring energy future / Janet L. Sawin and William R. Moomaw; title: Building resilience / David Dodman, Jessica Ayers, and Saleemul Huq; title: Sealing the deal to save the climate / Robert Engelman; title: Climate change reference guide and glossary / Alice McKeown and Gary Gardner; title: Climate connections; title: The risks of other greenhouse gases / Janos Maté, Kert Davies, and David Kanter; title: Reducing black carbon / Dennis Clare; title: Women and climate change: vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities / Lorena Aguilar; title: The security dimensions of climate change / Jennifer Wallace; title: Climate change's pressures on biodiversity / Thomas Lovejoy; title: Small island developing states at the forefront of global climate change / Edward Cameron; title: The role of cities in climate change / David Satterthwaite and David Dodman; title: Climate change and health vulnerabilities / Juan Almendares and Paul R. Epstein; title: - India starts to take on climate change / Malini Mehra; title: A Chinese perspective on climate and energy / Yingling Liu; title: Trade, climate change, and sustainability / Tao Wang and Jim Watson; title: Adaptation in locally managed marine areas in Fiji / Alifereti Tawake and Juan Hoffmaister; title: Building resilience to drought and climate change in Sudan / Balgis Osman-Elasha; title: Geoengineering to shade Earth / Ken Caldeira; title: Carbon capture and storage / Peter Viebahn, Manfred Fischedick, and Daniel Vallentin; title: Using the market to address climate change / Robert K. Kaufmann; title: Technology transfer for climate change / K. Madhava Sarma and Durwood Zaelke; title: Electric vehicles and renewable energy potential / Jeffrey Harti; title: Employment in a low-carbon world / Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, and Jill Kubit; title: Climate justice movements gather strength / Ambika Chawla; title: Shifting values in response to climate change / Tim Kasser; title: Not too late to act / Betsy Taylor.