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The Science And Politics Of Global Climate Change:

A Guide To The Debate
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Cambridge University Press, 2006 - Science - 190 pages
Climate variability has become the primary environmental concern of the 21st Century. Yet, despite the scientific community's warnings of the imminent dangers of global warming, politicians world-wide have failed to agree on what to do about this potentially devastating environmental problem. This introductory primer informs scientists, policy makers and the general public by clarifying the conflicting claims of the debate.
  

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A highly readable introduction to (predictably) the science and politics behind climate change, Dessler and Parson present a comprehensive overview of the issue's contours and significance. Written ... Read full review

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User Review  - Daniel - Goodreads

Now this book is a decent introduction into the state of scientific knowledge about climate trends as well as the politics surrounding the issue. It is a sober, non-shrill discussion of what we think ... Read full review

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About the author (2006)

Andrew E. Dessler is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University in 1994. He did postdoctoral work at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (1994–1996) and then spent nine years on the faculty of the University of Maryland (1996–2005). In 2000, he worked as a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he collaborated with Ted Parson. Dessler's academic publications include three books: The Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone (Academic Press, 2000), The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate (with Ted Parson, Cambridge University Press, 2006, 2010) and Introduction to Modern Climate Change (Cambridge University Press, 2012). He has also published extensively in the scientific literature on stratospheric ozone depletion and the physics of climate.

Edward A. Parson is Associate Professor of Public Policy in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and is also Faculty Research Associate at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

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TitleThe Science And Politics Of Global Climate Change: A Guide To The Debate
AuthorsAndrew Emory Dessler, Edward Anthony Parson
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCambridge University Press, 2006
ISBN0521831709, 9780521831703
Length190 pages
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