Our simmering planet :
Gupta Joyeeta 1964
Our simmering planet : what to do about global warming? / Joyeeta Gupta. - London ; New York : Dhaka : Bangkok : Halifax, N.S. : Cape Town : Bangalore : New York : Zed Books ; University Press ; White Lotus ; Fernwood Pub. ; David Philip ; Books for Change ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, 2001. - xv, 178 p. ; 20 cm. - Global issues in a changing world . - Global issues series (Zed Books) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-171) and index.
1. Introduction: Weathering the Weather -- 2. Climate Instability and global warming: the evidence -- 3. Coping with Uncertainty: Is there need for action? -- 4. A history of the Negotiations: From initial optimism to pragmatism -- 5. The agreements as they stand today -- 6. The players and concerns: Caught between domestic support and international commitments -- 7. The key negotiating issues: Controversy and conflict -- 8. Due process and rule of law: Towards decreasing transparency -- 9. The problem revisited: What is climate change? -- 10. The solution revisited: Saving Face is Saving Faith -- 11. Conclusion.
1842770799 1552660672 0864865139
Global warming
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects
QC981.8.G56
363.738/747
Our simmering planet : what to do about global warming? / Joyeeta Gupta. - London ; New York : Dhaka : Bangkok : Halifax, N.S. : Cape Town : Bangalore : New York : Zed Books ; University Press ; White Lotus ; Fernwood Pub. ; David Philip ; Books for Change ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, 2001. - xv, 178 p. ; 20 cm. - Global issues in a changing world . - Global issues series (Zed Books) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-171) and index.
1. Introduction: Weathering the Weather -- 2. Climate Instability and global warming: the evidence -- 3. Coping with Uncertainty: Is there need for action? -- 4. A history of the Negotiations: From initial optimism to pragmatism -- 5. The agreements as they stand today -- 6. The players and concerns: Caught between domestic support and international commitments -- 7. The key negotiating issues: Controversy and conflict -- 8. Due process and rule of law: Towards decreasing transparency -- 9. The problem revisited: What is climate change? -- 10. The solution revisited: Saving Face is Saving Faith -- 11. Conclusion.
1842770799 1552660672 0864865139
Global warming
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects
QC981.8.G56
363.738/747