CLIMATE CHANGE THE SCIENCE IMPACTS AND SOLUTIONS

IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A REALITY, AND THAT CHANGES ARE HAPPENING WITH INCREASING RAPIDITY. IN THIS SECOND EDITION, LEADING CLIMATE RESEARCHER BARRIE PITTOCK REVISITS THE EFFECTS THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS HAVING ON OUR PLANET, IN LIGHT OF EVER-EVOLVING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. PRESENTING ALL SIDES OF THE ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND POSSIBLE REMEDIES, PITTOCK EXAMINES THE LATEST ANALYSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUCH AS NEW AND ALARMING OBSERVATIONS REGARDING ARCTIC SEA ICE, THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED IPCC FOURTH ASSESSMENT REPORT, AND THE POLICIES OF THE NEW AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND HOW THEY AFFECT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES. NEW MATERIAL FOCUSES ON MASSIVE INVESTMENTS IN LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLES, SUCH AS THE KIND BEING TAKEN UP IN CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS MANY SMALLER-SCALE ACTIVITIES IN INDIVIDUAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES WHICH ARE BEING DRIVEN BY BOTH REGULATORY AND MARKET MECHANISMS. THE BOOK INCLUDES EXTENSIVE ENDNOTES WITH LINKS