The urgency of climate change
Subtitle: pivotal perspectives
By: edited by Gerard Magill and Kiarash Aramesh
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9781443801379
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Climatic changes; Congresses; Economic aspects; Political aspects
Description: 'The Urgency of Climate Change' addresses a pivotal challenge for the sustainability of our planet. This topic was selected for the inaugural conference in 2015 of an annual series on the Integrity of Creation. The essays in this collection were selected in a peer-reviewed manner and appeal to a general audience. The chapters move from general to more specific points of view, with a discussion at the end of each section addressing the global impact of climate change. The first section sets the context for the discussion, explaining that the climate is an indispensable common good. The part on science emphasises that empirical reality must guide any analysis of the climate as a matter of basic knowledge and comprehension. A crucial implication is whether the climate is sufficiently robust for the Earth to flourish for millennia ahead, as discussed in the part on sustainability.
Notes: "The topic ... of the inaugural conference held from September 30 to October 2, 2015 was Climate Change as an urgent concern regarding the Integrity of Creation."--Page xi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-524).