Hard choices : climate change in Canada / edited by Harold Coward and Andrew J. Weaver.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Weaver, Andrew J. (Andrew John), 1961-

University of Victoria (B.C.). Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Canada.

Climatic changes.

Canada.

Physical Description:

viii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for Centre for Studies in Religion and Society by WLU Press, 2004.

Contents:

Part I What's [Going to] Happen[ing]? 11

2 The Science of Climate Change / Andrew J. Weaver 13

3 The Human Challenges of Climate Change / Steve Lonergan 45

4 Impacts of Climate Change in Canada / James P. Bruce, Stewart J. Cohen 73

Part II What Can We Do? 89

5 Terrestial Carbon Sinks and Climate Change Mitigation / Nigel J. Livingston, G. Cornelis van Kooten 91

6 Technology and Climate Change / Gerard F. McLean, Murray Love 109

7 Economic Aspects of Climate Change / G. Cornelis van Kooten 131

8 Regional Adaptation Strategies / Stewart Cohen, Brad Bass, David Etkin, Brenda Jones, Jacinthe Lacroix, Brian Mills, Daniel Scott, G. Cornelis van Kooten 151

9 Legal Constraints and Opportunities: Climate Change and the Law / Alastair R. Lucas 179

Part III Hard Choices 199

10 A Canadian Policy Chronicle / James P. Bruce, Doug Russell 201

11 Beyond Kyoto? / Gordon S. Smith, David G. Victor 215

12 What Can Individuals Do? / Harold Coward 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

088920442X :

OCLC:

54692827