Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction

• Fully updated for 2008, explaining the latest scientific findings on climate change
• Discusses how and why changes are occurring, and sets this in the context of past global climate change
• Explores recent political developments including the UK Stern Review, US Governmental policy, and the latest findings from the IPCC

New to this edition

• Fully updated for 2008, to include updates on the history of global warming and recent political developments
• Includes a new chapter on local solutions

Readership: Anyone needing a concise and authoritative account of the critical issues in global warming and climate change. Accessibly written, and suitable for general readers as well as students and undergraduates in the physical and life sciences.

Mark Maslin, Director of the Environment Institute, University College London

1: What Is Global Warming?
2: A Brief History of the Global Warming Debate
3: What is the Evidence for Climate Change?
4: How Do You Model the Future?
5: What are the Possible Future Impacts?
6: Surprises
7: Politics
8: Solutions
9: Visions of a Zero-Carbon Future
10: Conclusion
Further reading
Index