Environmental Regulations and Global Warming

✍ Scribed by Paul Ruschmann, Alan Marzilli

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 153
• Series: Point/counterpoint
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

When the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize went to former Vice President Al Gore and an international scientific body that warned of serious consequences if Earth's temperatures continue to rise, the award underscored the international concern about the Earth's changing climate. Most scientists agree that global warming is a serious threat, and that human beings contribute to it by burning carbon-containing fuels such as oil and coal; and the international community has moved to limit carbon emissions. However, some scientists dispute the link between greenhouse gases and global warming. Many prominent Americans, including members of Congress, object to putting limits on carbon emissions, arguing that the evidence of warming is still uncertain and cutting emissions would cripple the economy while doing little to curb global warming. "Environmental Regulations and Global Warming" discusses the debate about whether and how our government should act to protect the Earth's climate.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 7
Introduction......Page 12
Point: Human Activity Causes Global Warming......Page 29
Counterpoint: Humans Are Not to Blame for Global Warming......Page 46
Point: Global Warming Is a Serious Threat......Page 61
Counterpoint: The Dangers of Global Warming Are Exaggerated......Page 79
Point: Governments, Including Ours, Must Take Action......Page 91
Counterpoint: Kyoto-type Regulation Will Do More Harm than Good......Page 105
Conclusion: Dealing with Global Warming......Page 116
Appendix......Page 132
Elements of the Argument......Page 135
Notes......Page 137
Resources......Page 141
Picture Credits......Page 144
Index......Page 145
Contributors......Page 150

✦ Subjects

Экологические дисциплины;Глобальная экология;