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I have the book, but you can do a search right now and attempt to find the word NUCLEAR in this older release. Dr. James Lovelock was right (see his REVENGE OF GAIA). Well-meaning researchers have a built-in and historic bias against nuclear energy as a policy/techology option to quell carbon emissions. And that bias has to be exposed for what it is: ignorance and/or inadequate risk assessment. Can one of the authors of this book please give Amazon book reviewers a reasonable explanation for this? Especially for a book published only a few years ago? Did Island Press refuse to have a nuclear policy analyst included in the mix?
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About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals, public officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 2002, Island Press celebrates its eighteenth anniversary as the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by The Nathan Cummings Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, The Ford Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Vira I. Heinz Endowment, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Moriah Fund, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The New-Land Foundation, Oak Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Winslow Foundation, and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of these foundations.
CLIMATE CHANGE
POLICY
CLIMATE CHANGE
POLICY A
S U R V E Y Edited by Stephen H. Schneider Armin Rosencranz John O. Niles
Washington • Covelo • London
Copyright © 2002 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009. ISLAND PRESS is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Climate change policy : a survey / edited by Stephen H. Schneider, Armin Rosencranz, John O. Niles. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55963-880-X (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-55963-881-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Climatic changes—Government policy. I. Schneider, Stephen Henry. II. Rosencranz, Armin. III. Niles, John O. QC981.8.C5 C511416 2002 363.738'745--dc21 2002005344 British Cataloguing-in-Publication Data available.
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Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction
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PART I. Science and Impacts Chapter 1.
Understanding Climate Science
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RICHARD WOLFSON AND STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER
Chapter 2.
Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy 53 STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER AND KRISTIN KUNTZ-DURISETI
Chapter 3.
Regional Impact Assessments: A C