The climate fix : what scientists and politicians won't tell you about global warming / Roger Pielke, Jr.

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"In The Climate Fix, Roger Pielke, Jr., a political scientist and a world-renowned expert on the intersection of politics and science, dissects the climate debate and diagnoses what has gone wrong and who's to blame for the mess. His answers will surprise you--it is the people who are best positione...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pielke, Roger A., Jr., 1968-
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Global warming > Political aspects.
Climate change mitigation > Political aspects.
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Physical Description:xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Dinner table climate science for commonsense climate policy
  • What we know for sure, but just ain't so
  • Decarbonization of the global economy
  • Decarbonization policies around the world
  • Technological fixes and backstops
  • How climate policy went off course and the first steps back in the right direction
  • Disasters, death, and destruction
  • The politicization of climate science
  • Obliquity, innovation, and a pragmatic future for climate policy.