PREFACE: WHY READ THIS BOOK?

1. INTRODUCTION
2. DEALING WITH GLOBAL WARMING
   

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   PART ONE…

3. THE EARTH AS A SYSTEM
4. FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS OF GLOBAL WARMING
5. EVIDENCE FOR A WARMING PLANET?
6. HOW DO WE KNOW GREENHOUSE GASES ARE THE ISSUE?
7. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING?
8. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL WARMING
   

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   PART TWO…

9. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING
10. ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
11. WHY IS GLOBAL WARMING SUCH A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE?
12. SOME SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
    

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    PART THREE…

13. ACTION PLAN: EFFICIENCY, POWER, TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE
14. CAN IT BE DONE?
15. THE WAY FORWARD
    

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    AFTERWORD

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    APPENDICES