Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-222) and index.

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 /