Our simmering planet: what to do about global warming? Joyeeta Gupta.
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TextSeries: A global issues title Global issues series (Zed Books) ; 9781842 770795Publication details: London; New York: Zed Books 2001. Description: xv, 178 pages Colour illustrations: 20 cmISBN: 9781842 770795Subject(s): GUPTA, Joyeeta London, 2001 | David Philip | Critical world issues | Kabbala | Air pollution | South Africa | Actions and defenses -- South Africa | Advice and Rights | South Africa | Affirmative action programs -- South AfricaGenre/Form: Adult Non-Fiction DDC classification: 363.738747 GUPT Summary: Gupta's background is in law and economics; she has worked for non-governmental organizations in India, the US, and the Netherlands and has focused on climate change since 1991. Her current affiliation is with the Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam. Departing from her usual work for specialists and academics, she gears this book for a more general audience, summarizing evidence that supports the contention that climate changes are being caused by global warming and chronicling the on-going negotiations between developed countries and developing countries to agree on a course of action. The book is distributed by Palgrave. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-171) and index.
Gupta's background is in law and economics; she has worked for non-governmental organizations in India, the US, and the Netherlands and has focused on climate change since 1991. Her current affiliation is with the Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam. Departing from her usual work for specialists and academics, she gears this book for a more general audience, summarizing evidence that supports the contention that climate changes are being caused by global warming and chronicling the on-going negotiations between developed countries and developing countries to agree on a course of action. The book is distributed by Palgrave. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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