Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change

This volume, first published in 2006, presents findings on climate change from leading international scientists, for researchers, policy-makers and engineers.

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Edited by), Wolfgang Cramer (Edited by), Nebojsa Nakicenovic (Edited by), Tom Wigley (Edited by), Gary Yohe (Edited by), Tony Blair (Foreword by), Rajendra Pachauri (Introduction by)

9780521864718, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 February 2006

408 pages, 110 b/w illus. 50 colour illus. 25 tables
27.9 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm, 1.23 kg

' … the book is an important publication which summarizes the available information on climate change and tis impacts as for 2006. In a much more condensed form than the official IPCC reports it helps to convey the legacy of climate research to policy-makers and decision-makers.' Meteorologische Zeitschrift

The impacts of climate change are already being observed in a variety of sectors and there is greater clarity that these changes are being caused by human activities, mainly through release of greenhouse gases. In 2005 the UK Government hosted the Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change conference to take an in-depth look at the scientific issues associated with climate change. This volume presents findings from the leading international scientists that attended the conference. The topics addressed include critical thresholds and key vulnerabilities of the climate system, impacts on human and natural systems, socioeconomic costs and benefits of emissions pathways, and technological options for meeting different stabilisation levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The volume provides invaluable information for researchers in environmental science, climatology, and atmospheric chemistry, policy-makers in governments and environmental organizations, and scientists and engineers in industry.

Part I. Key Vulnerabilities of the Climate System and Critical Thresholds
Part II. General Perspectives on Dangerous Impacts
Part III. Key Vulnerabilities for Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Part IV. Socio-Economic Effects
Part V. Regional Perspectives
Part VI. Emission Pathways
Part VII. Technological Options.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Meteorology & climatology [RBP]