TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE: WHY READ THIS BOOK?

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. DEALING WITH GLOBAL WARMING

    PART ONE…

  3. THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM
  4. FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS OF GLOBAL WARMING
  5. EVIDENCE FOR A WARMING PLANET?
  6. HOW DO WE KNOW GREENHOUSE GASES ARE THE ISSUE?
  7. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING?
  8. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING

    PART TWO…

  9. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING
  10. ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
  11. WHY IS GLOBAL WARMING SUCH A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE?
  12. SOME SUCCESSES AND FAILURES

    PART THREE…

  13. ACTION PLAN: EFFICIENCY, POWER, TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
  14. CAN IT BE DONE?
  15. THE WAY FORWARD

    AFTERWORD

    APPENDICES