Houghton, John <br/><br/>
Global warming :   the complete briefing / 
John Houghton. 
 - 4th 
 - New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2009. 
 - xvii, 438 p.:  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index and glossary 
<br/><br/>Global warming and climate change -- The greenhouse effect -- The greenhouse gases -- Climates of the past -- Modelling the climate -- Climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond -- The impacts of climate change -- Why should we be concerned? -- Weighing the uncertainty -- A strategy for action to slow and stabilise climate change -- Energy and transport for the future -- The global village. 
<br/><br/> John Houghton explores the scientific basis of global warming and the likely impacts of climate change on human society, then addresses the question of what action might be taken by governments, industry, and by individuals to mitigate the effects. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-521-70916-3 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Global warming<br/>Climatic changes
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>CIR 363.73874 H81g 2009