climate change mitigation

The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world.

"In 2006, the documentary An Inconvenient Truth set off a heated political debate when it threatened that inaction on climate change would lead to a dark and frightening future by 2016. Well, that ten year window has closed--and we have neither resolved the threats to our climate, nor gone past the point of no return. To Mayor Bloomberg and Carl Pope, it's clear that to treat climate change as either a lost cause or a non-issue is the wrong approach. Global leaders are stymied by the enormity of the doom-and-gloom scenarios. So what happens when you tell leaders that they can definitely--right now, this year--reduce the number of children who have asthma attacks, save thousands of Americans from dying of respiratory disease, cut energy bills, increase the security of our energy supply, make it easier for everyone to get around town, increase the number of jobs in their community--all while increasing the long-term stability of the global climate? That is actionable. That future is within our grasp. The changing climate should be seen as a series of discreet, manageable problems that should be attacked from all angles, each with a solution that can make our society healthier and our economy stronger. In these times, when it's less and less clear if the federal government will be willing to tackle climate change, Bloomberg and Pope lay out a powerfully persuasive argument about how cities can play an outsize role in fighting and reversing the dangerous effects of a warming planet. Together they lay out the economic and personal health reasons for businesses and individual citizens to support climate change action plans"--.

"Present[s] 35 of the most common questions about our understanding of climate change ... [and] a fact-based response to the question posed, in many cases explaining how myths and misunderstandings have distorted or obscured those facts"--Pages xv-xvi.

Examines the issues surrounding climate change and its effect on humankind, including disagreement about what those effects will be and whether or not anything can be done to change them.

By tapping into the multitude of climate-friendly farming practices that already exist, agriculture can continue to supply food for the human population, as well as income for the world?s 1.3 billion farmers. Climate-friendly agriculture also can play a critical role in the global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the mitigation of climate change.

Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist, addresses the deadlock in the climate debate, discussing the key players and their interests, and describing steps to refocus the climate debate on to energy access and security with lowered costs through technological innovation.