Global Warming

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Global Warming provides readers with clear and essential information needed to define, understand, and research this important topic. From the greenhouse effect to fossil fuels and the Industrial Revolution to growing evidence of global warming, this volume fairly addresses all sides of the issues. While there is little doubt that both global temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide have increased in thepast 100 years, not all scientists agree on the extent of the correlation. Still, the international community has taken steps to confront the problem of global warming. These include forming the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as well as organizing environmental summits in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992 and Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, where a plan of action for dealing with the problem of global warming was reached. In 2001, the Bush administration withdrew the U.S. commitment to addressing the issue through the Kyoto agreement, citing reasons concerning the economy and the need for further research. About The Author Douglas Long holds a master of professional writing degree from the University of Southern California. Long has six years of experience as an editor, four of which were spent on various encyclopedia projects, and three years’ experience as a reference librarian at the University of California. Long has contributed essays to a number of publications. Table of Contents Part I : Overview of the Topic Issues in Global Warming The Law and Global Warming Chronology Biographical Listing Glossary Part II: Guide to Further Research How to Research Global Warming Annotated Bibliography Organizations and Agencies Part III: Appendices Global Warming Trends and the Greenhouse Effect Excerpts from the Energy Policy Act of 1992, H.R. 776, Public Law:120-486 (10/24/1992) U.S. Strategies in Key Sectors to Reduce Net Emissions of Greenhouse Gases U.S. Climate Action Report, 2002, Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Excerpts from Global Warming and Emissions Legislation in the U.S. Code (2003) Climate Change Excerpt from U.S. Climate Action Report, 2002 Global Warming Research Index