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.

Table of Contents


FRONT MATTER
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BACKGROUND
3 THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS
4 POLICY FRAMEWORK
5 ADAPTION
6 MITIGATION
7 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
8 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
9 RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIXES
A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING
B BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF
C MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR EFFECTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PANELS
INDEX