The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change

• Main Authors: Bauman, Yoram (Author), Klein, Grady (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Climate Change Management and Policy.

Climate change is no laughing matter—but maybe it should be. The topic is so critical that everyone, from students to policy-makers to voters, needs a quick and easy guide to the basics. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change entertains as it educates, delivering a unique and enjoyable presentat...

Table of Contents:

• Part one
• Observations
• Introduction
• A Brief History of PLANET EARTH
• The Ice Ages
• Carbon Dioxide
• Energy
• Climate Science. Part two
• Predictions
• Global warming
• Water
• Life on Earth. Beyond 2100
• Uncertainty. Part three
• Actions
• The Tragedy of the Commons
• Techno-Fix
• Putting a Price on Carbon
• Beyond Fossil Fuels
• The Challenge
• Glossary.