Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 An introduction to the climate problem
- 2 Is the climate changing?
- 3 Radiation and energy balance
- 4 A simple climate model
- 5 The carbon cycle
- 6 Forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity
- 7 Why is the climate changing?
- 8 The future of our climate
- 9 Impacts
- 10 Exponential growth
- 11 Fundamentals of climate change policy
- 12 Mitigation policies
- 13 A brief history of climate science and politics
- 14 Putting it together: A long-term policy to address climate change
- References
- Index
Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 An introduction to the climate problem
- 2 Is the climate changing?
- 3 Radiation and energy balance
- 4 A simple climate model
- 5 The carbon cycle
- 6 Forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity
- 7 Why is the climate changing?
- 8 The future of our climate
- 9 Impacts
- 10 Exponential growth
- 11 Fundamentals of climate change policy
- 12 Mitigation policies
- 13 A brief history of climate science and politics
- 14 Putting it together: A long-term policy to address climate change
- References
- Index
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- Introduction to Modern Climate Change , pp. i - vPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011