Climate of the Middle
Title | Climate of the Middle PDF eBook |
Author | Arjen Siegmann |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 71 |
Release | 2022-01-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030853225 |
This Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a widening gap between higher and lower educated people? Which policy instruments are there, and how could they be used? What is the role of free entrepreneurship? In this book, academics from different fields have brought together their knowledge and expertise to reflect on the following three questions: How are the polarised positions on climate change of different groups related to their moral outlook, world view, tradition, cultural norms and values? What is a good distribution of responsibilities between firms, households and the government relating to climate change? What are possible avenues where the climate policies are a natural extension of moral inclinations of families and firms, such as the stewardship for the natural environment and the climate? This book will be of interest to policy and decision-makers, students of social and behavioural sciences, and those interested climate change policies and how this effects our lives
Climate Change in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Region
Title | Climate Change in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Region PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Leal Filho |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2022-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3030785661 |
This book serves the purpose of showcasing some of the works in respect of applied research, field projects, and best practice to foster climate change adaptation across the region. Climate change is having a much greater impact in the Mediterranean than the global average. In the Paris Climate Agreement, the UN member states pledged to stop global warming at well below two degrees, if possible at 1.5 degrees. This mark, which is expected elsewhere only for 2030 to 2050, has already been reached in the region. The situation could worsen in the coming years if the global community does not limit its emissions. The above state of affairs illustrates the need for a better and more holistic understanding of how climate change affects countries in the Mediterranean region on the one hand, but also on the many problems it faces on the other, which prevent adaptation efforts. There is also a perceived need to showcase successful examples of how to duly address and manage the many social, economic, and political problems posed by climate change in the region, in order to replicate and even upscale the successful approaches used. It is against this background that the book "Climate Change in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Region" has been produced. It contains papers prepared by scholars, practitioners, and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing climate change projects, and working across the region.
Between God & Green
Title | Between God & Green PDF eBook |
Author | Katharine K. Wilkinson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2012-06-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199942854 |
Despite three decades of scientists' warnings and environmentalists' best efforts, the political will and public engagement necessary to fuel robust action on global climate change remain in short supply. Katharine K. Wilkinson shows that, contrary to popular expectations, faith-based efforts are emerging and strengthening to address this problem. In the US, perhaps none is more significant than evangelical climate care. Drawing on extensive focus group and textual research and interviews, Between God & Green explores the phenomenon of climate care, from its historical roots and theological grounding to its visionary leaders and advocacy initiatives. Wilkinson examines the movement's reception within the broader evangelical community, from pew to pulpit. She shows that by engaging with climate change as a matter of private faith and public life, leaders of the movement challenge traditional boundaries of the evangelical agenda, partisan politics, and established alliances and hostilities. These leaders view sea-level rise as a moral calamity, lobby for legislation written on both sides of the aisle, and partner with atheist scientists. Wilkinson reveals how evangelical environmentalists are reshaping not only the landscape of American climate action, but the contours of their own religious community. Though the movement faces complex challenges, climate care leaders continue to leverage evangelicalism's size, dominance, cultural position, ethical resources, and mechanisms of communication to further their cause to bridge God and green.
The Global Climate System
Title | The Global Climate System PDF eBook |
Author | Howard A. Bridgman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2014-03-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1139455737 |
This textbook considers the physical, social and economic aspects of the global climate system, through readable accounts of recent in climatology. Chapters contain essays by respected specialists in the field to enhance the understanding of selected topics. It is invaluable to advanced students of climatology and atmospheric science.
Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6
Title | Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6 PDF eBook |
Author | Carla C. Johnson |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Climatic changes |
ISBN | 9781681404097 |
"In sixth grade, students will begin to grapple with some of the biggest challenges, and often debates, within and outside of the scientific community. The Cause and Effect STEM Road Map theme for sixth grade focuses on human impacts on climate. In this module, students in science and mathematics class will investigate aspects of climate change driven by the rise in global temperatures over the past century and develop potential solutions that might address one aspect of human activity that has contributed to global climate change. This project will require students to conduct and use the engineering process to identify a problem and develop a model to help mitigate the identified problem. The book will have students explain the causes and effects of climate change and how humans have influenced climate change, use mathematical modeling and statistics to explore the impact of climate change, analyze and synthesize reputable media to form scientific arguments regarding climate change, and explore the influence of climate change on the economy, society, and human populations"--
Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene
Title | Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle Pleistocene PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony D. Barnosky |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0520240820 |
Annotation Fossil finds from 10 years of research show the effects of climate change on North American mammals during the Pleistocene era, about one million to 400,000 years ago.
Understanding Climate Change
Title | Understanding Climate Change PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Tucker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9781681406329 |
This nine-session module is written to be practical and accessible. It provides both extensive background and step-by-step instructions for using three-dimensional methods to explore this complex subject. It fits easily into a middle or high school curriculum while addressing the Next Generation Science Standards.