TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE: WHY READ THIS BOOK?
- INTRODUCTION
- ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING
PART ONE…
- THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM
- FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS OF GLOBAL WARMING
- HOW DO WE KNOW GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL?
- HOW DO WE KNOW MAN-MADE CO2 IS THE ISSUE?
- WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING?
- INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING
PART TWO…
- WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO REACH NET ZERO?
- ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
- UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO GLOBAL WARMING
- WHY IS GLOBAL WARMING SUCH A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE?
- SOME SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
PART THREE…
- ACTION PLAN: EFFICIENCY, POWER, TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
- CAN IT BE DONE?
- THE WAY FORWARD
AFTERWORD
APPENDICES