Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R26
Part One: Synthesis 1-2
1 Introduction 3-4
2 Background 5-11
3 The Greenhouse Gases and Their Effects 12-28
4 Policy Framework 29-35
5 Adaptation 36-47
6 Mitigation 48-64
7 International Considerations 65-67
8 Findings and Conclusions 68-72
9 Recommendations 73-83
Individual Statement by a Member Of The Synthesis Panel 84-86
Part Two: The Science Base 87-88
10 Introduction 89-90
11 Emission Rates and Concentrations Of Greenhouse Gases 91-99
12 Radiative Forcing and Feedback 100-110
13 Model Performance 111-116
14 The Climate Record 117-134
15 Hydrology 135-139
16 Sea Level 140-144
17 A Greenhouse Forcing and Temperature Rise Estimation Procedure 145-152
18 Conclusions 153-154
Part Three: Mitigation 155-156
19 Introduction 157-170
20 Framework for Evaluating Mitigation Options 171-200
21 Residential and Commercial Energy Management 201-247
22 Industrial Energy Management 248-285
23 Transportation Energy Management 286-329
24 Energy Supply Systems 330-375
25 Nonenergy Emission Reduction 376-413
26 Population 414-423
27 Deforestation 424-432
28 Geoengineering 433-464
29 Findings and Recommendations 465-498
Part Four: Adaptation 499-500
30 Findings 501-507
31 Recommendations 508-514
32 Issues, Assumptions, and Values 515-524
33 Methods and Tools 525-540
34 Sesitivities, Impacts, and Adaptations 541-652
35 Indices 653-656
36 Final Words 657-658
Individual Statement by a Member of the Adaptation Panel 659-660
Appendixes 661-662
A Questions and Answers About Greenhouse Warming 663-691
B Thinking About Time in the Context of Global Climate Change 692-707
C Conservation Supply Curves for Buildings 708-716
D Conservation Supply Curves for Industrial Energy Use 717-726
E Conservation Supply Data for Three Transportation Sectors 727-758
F Transportation System Management 759-766
G Nuclear Energy 767-774
H A Solar Hydrogen System 775-778
I Biomass 779-785
J Cost-Effectiveness of Electrical Generation Technologies 786-791
K Cost-Effectiveness of Chlorofluorocarbon PhaseoutUnited States and Worldwide 792-797
L Agriculture 798-807
M Landfill Methane Reduction 808-808
N Population Growth and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 809-811
O Deforestation Prevention 812-813
P Reforestation 814-816
Q Geoengineering Options 817-835
R Description of Economic Estimates of the Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Emissions 836-839
S Glossary 840-846
T Conversion Tables 847-848
U Prefaces from the Individual Panel Reports 849-854
V Acknowledgments from the Individual Panel Reports 855-857
W Background Information on Panel Members and Professional Staff 858-868
Index 869-918

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Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R26

Part One: Synthesis 1-2

1 Introduction 3-4

2 Background 5-11

3 The Greenhouse Gases and Their Effects 12-28

4 Policy Framework 29-35

5 Adaptation 36-47

6 Mitigation 48-64

7 International Considerations 65-67

8 Findings and Conclusions 68-72

9 Recommendations 73-83

Individual Statement by a Member Of The Synthesis Panel 84-86

Part Two: The Science Base 87-88

10 Introduction 89-90

11 Emission Rates and Concentrations Of Greenhouse Gases 91-99

12 Radiative Forcing and Feedback 100-110

13 Model Performance 111-116

14 The Climate Record 117-134

15 Hydrology 135-139

16 Sea Level 140-144

17 A Greenhouse Forcing and Temperature Rise Estimation Procedure 145-152

18 Conclusions 153-154

Part Three: Mitigation 155-156

19 Introduction 157-170

20 Framework for Evaluating Mitigation Options 171-200

21 Residential and Commercial Energy Management 201-247

22 Industrial Energy Management 248-285

23 Transportation Energy Management 286-329

24 Energy Supply Systems 330-375

25 Nonenergy Emission Reduction 376-413

26 Population 414-423

27 Deforestation 424-432

28 Geoengineering 433-464

29 Findings and Recommendations 465-498

Part Four: Adaptation 499-500

30 Findings 501-507

31 Recommendations 508-514

32 Issues, Assumptions, and Values 515-524

33 Methods and Tools 525-540

34 Sesitivities, Impacts, and Adaptations 541-652

35 Indices 653-656

36 Final Words 657-658

Individual Statement by a Member of the Adaptation Panel 659-660

Appendixes 661-662

A Questions and Answers About Greenhouse Warming 663-691

B Thinking About Time in the Context of Global Climate Change 692-707

C Conservation Supply Curves for Buildings 708-716

D Conservation Supply Curves for Industrial Energy Use 717-726

E Conservation Supply Data for Three Transportation Sectors 727-758

F Transportation System Management 759-766

G Nuclear Energy 767-774

H A Solar Hydrogen System 775-778

I Biomass 779-785

J Cost-Effectiveness of Electrical Generation Technologies 786-791

K Cost-Effectiveness of Chlorofluorocarbon PhaseoutUnited States and Worldwide 792-797

L Agriculture 798-807

M Landfill Methane Reduction 808-808

N Population Growth and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 809-811

O Deforestation Prevention 812-813

P Reforestation 814-816

Q Geoengineering Options 817-835

R Description of Economic Estimates of the Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Emissions 836-839

S Glossary 840-846

T Conversion Tables 847-848

U Prefaces from the Individual Panel Reports 849-854

V Acknowledgments from the Individual Panel Reports 855-857

W Background Information on Panel Members and Professional Staff 858-868

Index 869-918

K Cost-Effectiveness of Chlorofluorocarbon PhaseoutUnited States and Worldwide 792-797