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Planet Earth 2011 - Global Warming Challenges and Opportunities for Policy and Practice
Planet Earth 2011 - Global Warming Challenges and Opportunities for Policy and Practice
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2011
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Elias Carayannis (Editor)
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The failure of the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 to effectively reach a global agreement on emission reduction targets, led many within the developing world to view this as a reversal of the Kyoto Protocol and an attempt by the developed nations to shirk out of their responsibility for climate change. The issue of global warming has been at the top of the political agenda for a number of years and has become even more pressing with the rapid industrialization taking place in China and India. This book looks at the effects of climate change throughout different regions of the world and discusses to what extent cleantech and environmental initiatives such as the destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, biofuels, and the role of plant breeding and biotechnology. The book concludes with an insight into the socio-religious impact that global warming has, citing Christianity and Islam.
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Publisher: IntechOpen ; License: ; Source: https://www.intechopen.com/books/403 ; 658 pages