Bert MetzCambridge University Press, 12/31/2009EAN 9780521747844, ISBN10: 0521747848Paperback, 376 pages, 24.7 x 18.8 x 1.8 cmLanguage: EnglishAn unbiased and comprehensive overview, based on the findings of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Using no jargon, it looks at tackling and adapting to man-made climate change, and works through the often confusing potential solutions. Bert Metz is the former co-chair of the IPCC, at the center of international climate change negotiations. His insider expertise provides a cutting edge assessment of issues at the top of the political agenda. He leads the reader succinctly through ambitious mitigation scenarios, in combination with adapting our future societies to different climate conditions and the potential costs of these measures. Illustrations and extensive boxed examples motivate students to engage with this essential global debate, and questions for each chapter are available online for course instructors. Minimal technical language also makes this book valuable to anyone with an interest in action to combat climate change.Preface1. Climate change and its impactsa short summary2. Greenhouse gas emissions3. Keeping climate change within sustainable limitswhere to draw the line?4. Development first5. Energy supply6. Transportation7. Buildings8. Industry and waste management9. Land use, agriculture and forestry10. How does it fit together?11. Policies and measures12. International climate change agreementsIndex.'No one has put together as encompassing and profound understanding of the scientific and politics of climate change as has Bert Metz. Whether as negotiator, analyst or leading force in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Metz brings to the global debate the ability to bridge the clarity demanded by the lay public to the intellectual subtlety of an experts' expert. A book for our time that looks far beyond.' Thomas C. Heller, Stanford University
