Climate change policy in the United States : the science, the politics, and the prospects for change...
Climate change policy in the United States : the science, the politics, and the prospects for change...
Climate change policy in the United States : the science, the politics, and the prospects for change / Dianne Rahm.
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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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N363.73874/153
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English
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v, 220 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Climate change: an overview of the problem -- Climate change policy in the United States: from the framework convention to the Obama administration -- The challenge of the post-Kyoto accord -- Science and anti-science -- Morals, ethics, and religion in the policy debate -- Mechanisms for regulating...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2010.
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"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, t...
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Climate change policy in the United States : the science, the politics, and the prospects for change / Dianne Rahm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010.
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N363.73874/153
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74VvaMdQelZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvaMdQelZl
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0786442999 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786442997 (softcover : alk. paper)
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363.73874560973
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991010298429702626
