Understanding Climate Change by Sarah Burch, Sara E. Harris - 9781487522797

Understanding Climate ChangeScience, Policy, and Practice, Second Edition\nAuthor(s): Sarah Burch, Sara E. Harris\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487522797, 978-1487522797\nSynopsis\nConversations about climate change are filled with challenges involving complex data, deeply held values, and political issues. Understanding Climate Change examines climate change as both a scientific and a public policy issue. Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris explain the basics of the climate system, climate models and prediction, and human and biophysical impacts, as well as strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The second edition has been fully updated throughout, including coverage of new advances in climate modelling and of the shifting landscape of renewable energy production and distribution. A brand new chapter discusses global governance, including the United Nations Framework Convention o.