What We Know about Climate Change, updated editionAn updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. This edition has been updated to include the latest climate data, a discussion of the earth's carbon cycle, the warming hiatus of the first decade of this century, the 2017 hurricanes, advanced energy options, the withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, and more. It offers a new foreword by former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), who now works on climate action through his organization RepublicEN. |
Contents
Greenhouse Physics | 9 |
Why the Climate Problem Is Difficult | 17 |
Determining Humanitys Influence | 27 |
The Consequences | 35 |
Communicating Climate Science | 43 |
Our Options | 49 |
The Politics Surrounding Global Climate Change | 57 |
Notes | 65 |