Global warming : who is taking the heat? /

Global warming : who is taking the heat? /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Foley, Gerald, 1936-
Corporate Author:	Panos Institute
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Panos Institute, 1991.
Subjects:	Global warming > Environmental aspects > Developing countries. Global warming > Developing countries. Carbon dioxide > Environmental aspects. Climatic changes > Developing countries.

Table of Contents:

1. Global warming: the facts so far
What is the greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse gases
CFCs and the ozone hole
2. Looking to the future
Forecasts, scenarios and models
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
"Business-as-usual"
What the computers predict
Is global warming already under way?
3. The implications of global warming
Food security
Sea level changes
Ecological disruption
Social and political impacts
The range of uncertainty
4. Reducing the risks
Stabilising the greenhouse gas concentration
Available measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Carbon taxes and tradeable permits
Meeting the costs
No regrets
5. Policy implications for the Third World
Allocating resources
A global responsibility
What kind of development?
Energy pricing for efficiency and equity
Preventing deforestation
Increasing fossil fuel consumption
Debt, trade and aid
Appendix. International initiatives and organisations
Regional conferences and NGO initiatives.