Contents
Foreword by Paul Higgins
Introduction
Part 1: The Basics - Global warming in a nutshell
1. Climate Change: A Primer
2. The Greenhouse Effect
3. Who's Responsible?
Part 2: The Symptoms - What's happening now, and what might happen in the future
4. Extreme Heat
5. Floods and Droughts
6. The Big Melt
7. Oceans
8. Hurricanes and Other Storms
9. Ecosystems and Agriculture
Part 3: The Science - How we know what we know about climate change
10. Keeping Track
11. The Long View
12. Circuits of Change
Part 4: Debates and Solutions - From spats and spin to protecting the planet
13. A Heated Topic
14. The Predicament
15. Political Solutions
16. Technological Solutions
Part 5: What Can You Do? - Reducing your footprint and working for action
17. Getting Started
18. Home Energy
19. Transport and Travel
20. Shopping
21. Offsetting
Selected Bibliography
Index