Lerner, Adrienne Wilmoth. St. Pierre, Chiara miu Farmington Hills, MI Greenhaven Press c2009 2009 eng 234 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. RoyalSociety.org -- R. K. Pachauri -- Fred Pearce -- Jeff Mason -- Markus Becker and Holger Dambeck -- Antony Barnett and Mark Townsend -- United States House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- Nicholas Stern -- Singy Hanyona -- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs -- Fred de Sam Lazaro -- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change : Working Group II -- Michael Case -- Emily Gertz -- Eric Jaffe -- Developing nations and climate change -- Rachel Oliver -- Hans Martin Seip and Sigbjorn Gronas -- Economist -- Combating global climate change -- United Nations Environment Programme -- Michael Dell -- Wendy Frew and Linton Besser -- Greenpeace. Debating global climate change -- International science societies concur that climate change is happening / Nobel committee recognizes climate change scientists and advocates / World's scientists acknowledge uncertainties and disagreements, but most agree climate change is a real threat / Climate change skeptics do not receive equal funding / European Union nations assert that policies of the United States fail to address climate change / United Kingdom research group asserts that climate change may benefit humans / United States Congress alleges federal interference with climate change science / Impact of global climate change -- International economic impacts of climate change : an overview / Malawi's food security is threatened by climate change / Middle East faces water shortages and food scarcity due to climate change / Bangladeshis fear climate change will bring stronger storms, flooding, and famine / Small island states face substantial challenges from rising sea levels / South America's Amazon basin faces loss of animal species and habitats / Canada's inuit peoples are affected by Arctic melting / Italy's canal city of Venice must cope with rising sea levels / Climate change disproportionately affects the inhabitants of developing nations / Poor nations must also work to cut carbon emissions -- International emissions restrictions may harm developing regions / China's rapid development raises global levels of greenhouse gas emissions / Worldwide tree planting project aims to offset some emissions / Information technology companies can take action against climate change / Australia's government bans traditional light bulbs / Philippine activists protest construction of a coal-fired power plant / Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner and Chiara St. Pierre, book editors. Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index. Global temperature changes Popular works Global environmental change Popular works Climatic changes Popular works QC903 9780737741568 (hardcover) 0737741562 (hbk.) 9780737741575 (pbk.) 0737741570 (pbk.) 2008048355 UIAM 110526 20230518045653.0 15512659 rng