Title : | Climate Solutions : A Citizen's Guide |
Material Type: | printed text |
Authors: | Peter Barnes, Author |
Publisher: | Philadelphia : Chelsea House |
Publication Date: | 2008 |
Pagination: | xv, 93 p. |
Size: | 21 cm |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-603-58005-2 |
Price: | 9.95 $ |
General note: | Includes glossary (p. [89]-91) |
Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
Descriptors: | Climate changes Ecology Global environmental change
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Class number: | 363.73 |
Abstract: | Millions of people are demanding that government take immediate and effective action to fight global warming. Hundreds of policy ideas are floating about, and many of them aren't very good. If bad climate poli¬cies are adopted, we'll lose crucial time before real emission reduc¬tions can occur. We can't afford to let that happen. This citizen's guide explains in clear and simple language what different climate policies will do—and what they won't do. It tells you who's behind the policies, who'd pay for them, and who'd profit. It strips away the spin and tells you the key facts you need to know. Barnes shows that it is possible to aggressive¬ly fight global warming while simultaneously promoting a more effi¬cient and fair economy. |
Contents note: | What's the problem; What makes good climate policy; What are the goals; What's fair; Who owns the sky; Who are the players; Who pays whom; Will it last; What about technology; We can do it; Four tools; Carbon taxes; Carbon caps; Regulations; Investments; What states can do; What cities can do; Federal preemption; Cool ideas; Three varieties of cap-and-trade; A seat in Exxon Stadium; Lessons from Europe; Protecting family incomes with equal dividends; Giveaway of the century; Upstream, downstream; Safety valves and their alternatives; Offsets aren't permits; CheatNeutral; Resolving the carbon price dilemma; Carbon capping in a nutshell; Carbon Capping EZ Guide; An American climate solution; Fairness; What about China; Beyond Kyoto; Current federal legislation; Legacy industries on climate policy; Faith principles on climate policy; |
Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14140 |