1. Global climate change : a new type of environmental problem
1.1. Background on climate and climate change
1.2. Background on climate-change policy
2. Science, politics, and science in politics
2.1. Justifications for action : positive statements and normative statements
2.3. Politics and policy debates
2.4. When science and politics meet
2.5. Limiting the damage : the role of scientific assessments
Further reading for chapter 2
3. Climate change : present scientific knowledge and uncertainties
3.1. Is the climate changing?
3.2. Are human activities responsible for global warming?
3.3. What future changes can we expect? : predicting climate change over the twentyfirst century
3.4. What will the impacts of climate change be?
Further reading for chapter 3
4. The climate-change policy debate : impacts and potential responses
4.1. Impacts and adaptation
4.2. Emissions and mitigation responses
4.3. Putting it together : balancing benefits and costs of mitigation and adaptation
4.4. A third class of response : geoengineering
4.5. Conclusion : policy choices under uncertainty
Further reading for chapter 4
5. The present impasse and steps forward
5.1. Climate-change politics : present positions
5.2. Climate-change politics : the arguments against action
5.3. The present policy debate : use of scientific knowledge and uncertainty
5.4. So what should be done? : major choices and elements of an effective response
Further reading for chapter 5
