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100			_aPerlmutter, Daniel D. _936008
245			_aChallenges of climate change: _bwhich way now? / _cby Daniel D. Perlmutter
260			_bJohn Wiley, _c2011. _aWest Sussex ,
300			_axiv,230p.
505			_a 1. In the Beginning (The Viewpoint Taken ; What is Your Problem? ; The Challenges We Face). -- 2. A View of Geopolitics (Are There Limits to Growth? ; Public Goods and Public "Bads" ; Policymaking and Negotiations). -- 3. Surveying the Field (A History of Change ; Measuring Energy ; Supply: Where Do We Get It? ; Demand: How Do We Use It? ; Will We Run Out of Oil? Or Gas? ; Forms of Energy). -- 4. Global Warming (Temperature of the Planet ; Greenhouse Gases ; Is Global Warming Our Fault? ; The RF Index ; Air Pollution Revisited ; Immediate or Short-Term Remedies ; Limits to Growth and the Commons Revisited ; Sequestration). -- 5. Renewable Energy (Hydroelectric Power ; Biofuels ; Wind Power; Power from Tides and Waves ; Direct Use of Solar Energy ; Nuclear Energy ; Geothermal Energy ; Indirect Emissions and Hidden Costs). -- 6. Energy Storage (Batteries and Fuel Cells ; Syngas and Liquid Fuels ; Hydrogen Gas ; Pumped Water or Compressed Air ; Hot Water or Molten Salt ; Flywheels)
520			_a * Rather than debating the existence of the problem, this book presupposes that a climate change issue exists and develops a strategic and thoughtful action plan for how it should be handled by the scientific community as well as by political leaders.
650			_aClimate change _936009
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