Further Reading for Responses to Change
These articles and books have been selected by members of the Global Warming Facts Our Future Expert Content Group as resources for additional information. The National Academies does not endorse and is not responsible for material found in these articles.
Introductory
These articles provide background information about the topics in the Responses to Change section. They are selected for visitors who want a basic explanation of the concepts presented in this section.
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Giving Climate Change a Kick
Top climate scientists have cautiously endorsed the need to study schemes to reverse global warming that involve directly tinkering with Earth's climate.
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When You Grow, Grow Green
Sustainable development is in our grasp, says a report released yesterday by dozens of the world's national science academies, but it won't be easy.
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Planet’s CO2 Production Surges
An international team of scientists has taken another look at how rapidly Earth's atmosphere is absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2)--the biggest greenhouse gas in terms of volume--and the news is not good: A high-flying world economy is pumping out the gas at an unprecedented rate. Current CO2 production is outstripping the best estimates used by modelers to predict future climate trends.
Mahlman JD. 2001. The Long Time Scales of Human-Caused Climate Warming: Further Challenges for the Global Policy Process. Pew Center Workshop on the Timing of Climate Change Policies, October 10-12. Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA.
Advanced
These articles provide expanded information about the topics in the Responses to Change section. They are selected for visitors who want to explore more in-depth information about the concepts presented in this section.
Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine. 1992. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base. 944 pp.
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