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  • The New Energy Crisisby Jean-Marie Chevalier

    Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 110.00

    The New Energy Crisis comes from the recent intrusion of climate change issues into energy economics and geopolitics. Global warming reveals that the current evolution of the world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This book explores economic and geopolitical tensions and reinforces ways to overcome the crisis. more...

  • Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Societyby Constance Lever-Tracy

    Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 220.00

    As the time-scales of natural change accelerate and converge with those of society, Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society takes the reader into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. Current material is used to highlight the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and... more...

  • Climate Change and Insuranceby Eugene N. Gurenko

    Earthscan 2007; US$ 117.00

    Climate change brings about a new set of major economic risks arising from changing weather patterns, extreme weather events and rising sea levels. Most at risk are developing countries who, despite considerable post-disaster donor aid, have been bearing the major brunt of disaster-related losses. One adaptation solution that is rapidly gaining the... more...

  • Global Energy Economics and Climate Protection Report 2009by Valentin Crastan

    Springer 2010; US$ 79.99

    "The Global Energy Economics and Climate Protection Report 2009" compiles the essential indicators which are necessary to assess the climate evolution. The report explains the most important facts and indicators, shows the data for all important regions of the world and comments on the data with a focus on the key players. As a result, the... more...

  • Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystemsby Daniel Hillel; Cynthia Rosenzweig

    World Scientific Publishing Company 2010; US$ 218.00

    The portending process of climate change, induced by the anthropogenic accumulations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is likely to generate effects that will cascade through the biosphere, impacting all life on earth and bearing upon human endeavors. Of special concern is the potential effect on agriculture and global food security. Anticipating... more...

  • The Economics and Politics of Climate Changeby Dieter Helm; Cameron Hepburn

    OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 34.99

    The international framework for a climate change agreement is up for review as the initial Kyoto period to 2012 comes to an end. Though there has been much enthusiasm from political and environmental groups, the underlying economics and politics remain highly controversial. This book takes a cool headed look at the critical roadblocks to agreement,... more...

  • A Great Aridnessby William deBuys

    Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 21.99

    With its soaring azure sky and stark landscapes, the American Southwest is one of the most hauntingly beautiful regions on earth. Yet staggering population growth, combined with the intensifying effects of climate change, is driving the oasis-based society close to the brink of a Dust-Bowl-scale catastrophe. In A Great Aridness, William deBuys paints... more...

  • Climate Financeby Richard B. Stewart; Benedict Kingsbury; Bryce Rudyk

    NYU Press 2009; US$ 26.00

    Preventing risks of severe damage from climate change not only requires deep cuts in developed country greenhouse gas emissions, but enormous amounts of public and private investment to limit emissions while promoting green growth in developing countries. While attention has focused on emissions limitations commitments and architectures, the crucial... more...

  • The Hockey Stick and the Climate Warsby Michael Mann

    Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 27.99

    In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the ?Hockey Stick,? a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years. The Hockey Stick demonstrated that temperature had risen with the increase in industrialization and use of fossil fuels. The inescapable... more...

  • Reframing the Problem of Climate Changeby Klaus Hasselmann; Carlo Jaeger; Gerd Leipold; Diana Mangalagiu; Joan David Tābara

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 53.95

    This book provides an evaluation of the science and policy debates on climate change and offers a reframing of the challenges they pose, as understood by key international experts and players in the field. It also gives an important and original perspective on interpreting climate action and provides compelling evidence of the weakness of arguments... more...