Global Warming & Climate Change

In what ways is climate change political? This book addresses this key - but oddly neglected - question. It argues that in order to answer it we need to understand politics in a three-fold way: as a site of authoritative, public decision-making; as a...

Dispelling the myth that people in the Global North share similar experiences of climate change, this book reveals how intersecting social dimensions of climate change—people, processes, and institutions—give rise to different experiences of loss,...

Climate Change Law and Policy in the Middle East and North AfricaRegion provides an in-depth and authoritative examination of the guiding principles of climate change law and policy in the MENA region.This volume introduces readers to the latest...

A straightforward and fact-based exploration of how weather happens, how it relates to climate, and how science answers major questions about Earth as a system Climate change is one of the most hotly contested environmental topics of our day. To answer...

This book brings together the state of our knowledge on the interactions between climate change and marine biota. It focusses broadly on the environmental stressors during the Anthropocene period; when human activities started to have a significant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907962745Author NobodyFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Cranmore PublicationsPublisher Cranmore PublicationsWeight(grams) 156g

Justice for Future Generations breaks new ground by discussing what ethical obligations current generations have towards future generations in addressing the threat of climate change and how such obligations should be embodied in international law. Peter...

Climate change is viewed as a primarily scientific, economic, or political issue. While acknowledging the legitimacy of these perspectives, Kevin J. O'Brien argues that we should respond to climate change first and foremost as a case of systematic and...

We hear about pieces of ice the size of continents breaking off of Antarctica, rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas, and ice sheets in the Arctic crumbling to the sea, but does it really matter? Will melting glaciers change our lives? Absolutely. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947708587Author Elizabeth BechardFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Citrine PublishingPublisher Citrine PublishingWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316536752Author Hannah RitchieFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Little, Brown SparkPublisher Little, Brown SparkWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm) 241mm...

Climate change confronts us with our most pressing challenges today. The global consensus is clear that human activity is mostly to blame for its harmful effects, but there is disagreement about what should be done. While no shortage of proposals from...

In a career spanning four decades, Gerald R. North contributed groundbreaking research that continues to shape the modern field of climate science. However, the route he has taken was full of surprising twists and turns that included hate mail,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588346452Author E. O. WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian Books

This book examines the concept of liberty in relation to civilization's ability to live within ecological limits.Freedom, in all its renditions - choice, thought, action - has become inextricably linked to our understanding of what it means to be modern...

In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change...

Today, approximately two billion children breathe toxic air at levels exceeding standards set by the World Health Organization, causing immediate and long-term physical and mental health effects. Nearly every child around the world is at risk from at...

In Climate Obstruction: How Denial, Delay and Inaction are Heating the Planet, Kristoffer Ekberg, Bernhard Forchtner, Martin Hultman and Kirsti Jylha bring together crucial insights from environmental history, sociology, media and communication studies...

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The most recent scientific reporting suggests that the outlook for continued global warming is dire. Collective action and civic engagement by ordinary people around the world will prove decisive in slowing down global warming and supporting planetary...

A groundbreaking piece of reportage concerning our vulnerable food system—and how we will eat in the near future.

From the acclaimed environmentalist, a call to harness the power of the sun and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS'Inspiring . . . Law could be our planet's greatest hope.'ISABELLA TREE'Fascinating and compelling . . . A vital book for our times.' JULIAN HOFFMAN'A seminal and important book which will become a key part of...

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris Packham Why winding the...

Many books explain why global warming is a problem; this book shows what must be done. It addresses central themes of climate change in straightforward terms, laying out the actions that need to be taken to slow global warming and adapt to the near and...

This book presents ideas for strengthening the foundations for transformational change in polar and global education leadership in all stages of the education process.Despite being an established concept endorsed by the United Nations Educational,...

This book examines the impact of climate change on eye disease and eye health.Filling a lacuna in the existing literature, Scott Fraser takes a deep dive into the eye diseases that are most affected by the climate crisis and explores the subsequent...

Originally published in 1984, Stoves and Trees asks whether better stoves really help the two billion people in the developing world who rely on wood and charcoal for cooking and heating their homes. It also asks if improved stoves actually save fuel and...

The book would offer a historical basis from acid rain, ozone depletion, to the current increase in CO2. By offering this perspective, the book provides chemical solutions to acid rain and ozone depletion. A new approach is proposed other than a...

The climate crisis is on the brink of its threshold of no return, and there is great urgency for finding a viable solution to this existential threat. But many have still not woken up to the seriousness of the situation. This book attempts to remove some...

Lifetime Carbon Debt shows how individuals can help global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by addressing their own annual and lifetime emissions.People around the world look to governments to provide leadership and action on climate change,...

"A pathbreaking synthesis" Gus Speth "Rigorous and compelling" Michael Foley Why our current fixes for the environmental crisis are making things worse, and what we need to do about it. Does the future of humankind lie in colonising a new planet, or...

'Everyone should read this book' - George Monbiot'A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet' - Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UKIn this extraordinary and hopeful book, leading environmentalist Tony Juniper CBE identifies the...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024"Couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport" The ObserverMadeleine Orr pulls back the curtain on climate change's devastating impacts on sport, and offers a bold and optimistic way...

This book considers the global question of climate change from local perspectives in the context of Central Africa.Bila-Isia Inogwabini examines attempts made by the international community to respond to the global challenges posed by climate change in...

An Observer 'book to look out for' in 2026 A New Scientist pick for 2026 The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity's battle against rising waters - and the urgent choices...

This book examines how expert-driven approaches to mitigating the impacts of climate variability alone are inadequate for addressing the challenges of related cascading crises. The work argues for a fundamental shift in framing risk mitigation options...

This Handbook examines the diverse ways in which climate change impacts Indigenous Peoples and local communities and considers their response to these changes.While there is well-established evidence that the climate of the Earth is changing, the...

Unmoored Yet Unbroken is less a final statement than a generative offering. It gathers voices from around the world-many early in their careers-who are working to articulate what it means to live and practice in an ecologically disoriented age. What...