The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change / by Yoram Bauman, Grady Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bauman, Yoram, Author.

Klein, Grady, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Climatology.

Environmental Sciences.

Climate Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Sciences.

Climate Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change is no laughing matter—but maybe it should be. The topic is so critical that everyone, from students to policy-makers to voters, needs a quick and easy guide to the basics. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change entertains as it educates, delivering a unique and enjoyable presentation of mind-blowing facts and critical concepts. "Stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman and award-winning illustrator Grady Klein have created the funniest overview of climate science, predictions, and policy that you’ll ever read. You’ll giggle, but you’ll also learn—about everything from Milankovitch cycles to carbon taxes. If those subjects sound daunting, consider that Bauman and Klein have already written two enormously successful cartoon guides to economics, making this notoriously dismal science accessible to countless readers. Bauman has a PhD in economics and has taught at both the high school and college level, but he now makes a living performing at comedy clubs,universities, and conferences, sharing the stage with personalities as diverse as Robin Williams and Paul Krugman. The authors know how to get a laugh—and they know their facts. This cartoon introduction is based on the latest report from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and integrates Bauman’s expertise on economics and policy. If economics can be funny, then climate science can be a riot. Sociologists have argued that we don’t address global warming because it’s too big and frightening to get our heads around. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change takes the intimidation and gloom out of one of the most complex and hotly debated challenges of our time.

Contents:

Part one

Observations

Introduction

A Brief History of PLANET EARTH

The Ice Ages

Carbon Dioxide

Energy

Climate Science. Part two

Predictions

Global warming

Water

Life on Earth. Beyond 2100

Uncertainty. Part three

Actions

The Tragedy of the Commons

Techno-Fix

Putting a Price on Carbon

Beyond Fossil Fuels

The Challenge

Glossary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781610915700

1610915704