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Readily accessible to any interested reader, this volume offers an analysis of the major issues surrounding greenhouse warming and presents the authoring panel's recommendations for U.S. policy.

Recommendations address a wide range of issues, including energy policy; deforestation; human population growth; the appropriate role of the United States in an international strategy; and needed research on scientific, economic, and social questions.

Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming analyzes scientific understanding of greenhouse gas accumulation and its effect on climate; prospects for human, animal, and plant adaptation to rising global temperatures; and options for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1991. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1794.

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144 pages |  6 x 9 |  Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-04440-0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1794
Chapters skim
FRONT MATTER i-xiv
1 INTRODUCTION 1-2
2 BACKGROUND 3-9
3 THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND THEIR EFFECTS 10-26
4 POLICY FRAMEWORK 27-33
5 ADAPTION 34-46
6 MITIGATION 47-63
7 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 64-66
8 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 67-71
9 RECOMMENDATIONS 72-82
APPENDIXES 83-84
A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT GREENHOUSE WARMING 85-113
B BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SYNTHESIS PANEL MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 114-116
C MEMBERSHIP LISTS FOR EFFECTS, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PANELS 117-120
INDEX 121-127

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