Synopses & Reviews
Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.
Review
"The subject is explored in great depth and should prove valuable to policy makers,researchers,analysts, and students."American Meteorological Society 2002
Synopsis
The Climate Change 2001 volumes of the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC provide the most comprehensive assessment of climate change since its second report, Climate Change 1995. This Working Group III volume is a state-of-the-art assessment of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and social aspects of the mitigation of climate change. Written by the world"s leading experts, the volumes of the Third Assessment Report will again prove to be invaluable for researchers, students, and policymakers, and will form the standard reference works for many years to come.
Synopsis
IPCC assessment of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and social aspects of the mitigation of climate change.
Table of Contents
Summary for policy makers; Technical summary; Introduction; 1. Scope of the report; 2. Greenhouse gas emissions: mitigation scenarios and implications; 3. Technological and economic potential of GHG emissions reduction; 4. Technological and economic potential of options to enhance, maintain and manage biological carbon reservoirs and geo-engineering; 5. Barriers, opportunities and market potential of technologies and practices; 6. Policies, measures and instruments; 7. Costing methodologies for mitigation; 8. Global, regional and national costs and ancillary benefits of mitigation; 9. Sector costs and ancillary benefits of mitigation; 10. Decision making frameworks; Index.