scholarly journals BOOK REVIEW • The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate (second edition)

Oceanography ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 178-179
Author(s):  
James Baker
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Science And Politics

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-733
Author(s):  
Radoslav S. Dimitrov
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Remedial Action ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Science And Politics ◽  
The One

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate, Andrew E. Dessler and Edward A. Parson, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp. 190.Among policy issues struggling for attention on political agendas, climate change is particularly consequential, by virtue of its large-scale negative consequences for all human communities and ecosystems and the high policy costs of remedial action. The stakes are singularly high, yet the general public is not well informed about the reality of climate change. Even the concerned citizen seeking information gets lost between tendentious sketches in the mass media, on the one hand, and practically illegible specialized literature, on the other. Dessler and Parson's work is a welcome middle ground that provides clearly comprehensible scientifically validated information on all aspects of the issue. The book summarizes and evaluates current information on climate change, focusing primarily on multilateral scientific assessments conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It offers a balanced review of the state of knowledge, and carefully delineates the bounds of scientific agreement and uncertainty.

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