Climate Change: A Beginner's Guide (beginner's Guides)

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The climate is changing; 2. There's no predicting the weather; 3. How climate change will affect our lives; 4. Managing the causes and consequences; 5. Navigating the politics of climate change; 6. Winners and losers; 7. Forcing change; Postscript: "Climategate": the story of email hacking at UEA; Postscript: Copenhagen 2009 and beyond; Further reading; Index.;Climate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This important introduction skilfully guides us through the complex mix of scientific, political, social, and environmental issues to explore the possible futures for our world. Focusing on the fact that the "point of no return" may have already been passed, Boyd and Tompkins highlight the urgent need to start addressing the wide-ranging consequences of our changing climate if we want to avoid catastrophe. The heat is on in the race to save the planet Climate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This important introduction skilfully guides us through the complex mix of scientific, political, social, and environmental issues to examine the manifold threats it poses and explore the possible futures for our world. Focusing on the fact that the point of no return, may in fact have already been passed, Boyd and Tompkins highlight the urgent need to start actively adapting to our changing climate if we want to avoid complete catastrophe. Addressing the possibility that the ̀point of no return' may have already been passed, Boyd and Tompkins provide a shocking glimpse of what tomorrow's climate may look like, as well as the frightening consequences that face us in the future. Exploring the fallout from the Copenhagen Summit, the ̀Climategate' scandal, and the rise of climate-change skepticism, this eye-opening introduction underlines the urgent need to start adapting to our changing climate if we are to avoid catastrophe. --Book Jacket

Climate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This introduction skillfully guides us through the complex mix of scientific, political, social, and environmental issues to explore the possible futures for our world. Focusing on the fact that the point of no return may have already been passed, Boyd and Tompkins highlight the urgent need to start addressing the wide-ranging consequences of our changing climate if we want to avoid catastrophe.

Are humans really to blame for climate change? Do we still have time to take action to limit its impact? Who will be the ̀winners' and ̀losers' in a warmer world? Climate Change: A Beginner's Guide draws on the latest research to deftly outline the complex and controversial mix of scientific, environmental, and political issues surrounding the greatest single problem we face as a planet "A Valuable guide to the underlying science, the possible impacts of change, and the political hazards now surrounding the debate", Sir Crispin Tickell - Director of the Policy Foresight Programme at the James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford, and Chairman Emeritus of the Climate Institute, Washington, D.C Climate change is the greatest single problem we face as a planet. This title guides us through the complex mix of scientific, political, social, and environmental issues to examine the manifold threats it poses and explore the possible futures for our world. "Tells it like it is. Highly recommended to concerned, and as yet unconcerned, citizens". Neil Adger - Professor in Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia