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Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering
Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming

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Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel’s recommendations for U.S. policy.Recommendations address a wide range of issues, including energy policy; deforestation; human population growth; the appropriate role of the United States in an international strategy; and needed research on scientific, economic, and social questions.Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming analyzes scientific understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9780309583152 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1991 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147419 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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