| Title |
Climate wars |
| Sub Title |
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| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
363.73874 DYE |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
, |
| Publisher Name |
Oneworld Publication |
| Publishing Year |
2008 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
297 |
| Price |
0.00 PKR |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 101519, 50287 ] |
| Description |
"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that the average global temperature will rise between 2 degrees and 6.4 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. These are conservative estimates, based on a lowest-common-denominator consensus among scientists and further watered down by governments. They make no allowance for feedback phenomena and potential runaway heating. But a World Bank study in India last year suggested that even 2 degrees hotter means a 25 percent cut in Indian |
| Keywords |
Climatic changes-Regional disparities; Global warming; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Intergovernmental Panel-Climate Change-average global temperature; conservative estimates-lowest-common-denominator consensus among scientists-watered down- governments. allowance for feedback phenomena-potential runaway heating-World Bank-India-food production; climate changes-bio-diversity; food supply |