Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The government and the environment: setting the precedent -- International recognition of climate change -- Historical U.S. response to climate change -- Regulating carbon dioxide -- Reducing automobile emissions -- Making buildings more energy efficient -- Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation -- Reducing agricultures contribution to global warming -- Forests and land use -- Moving away from the carbon economy -- Adapting to climate change -- Government climate change challenges.
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Human-induced global warming is now accepted in the scientific community. Researchers, policy makers, and industry leaders are coming to terms with what can be done today to halt and reverse the human contributions to global climate change.
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Climatic changes-- Government policy-- United States.
Environmental policy-- United States.
Global warming-- Government policy-- United States.
Climatic changes-- Government policy.
Environmental policy-- United States.
Environmental policy.
Global warming-- Government policy.
Greenhouse effect-- Government policy-- United States.