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present technology
131
,
135
–
6
removal from atmosphere
138
–
9
carbon emissions
big polluters
220
–
1
failure to reduce emissions
194
greenhouse effect
11
–
12
per capita emissions
86
price capping
4
rationing
157
–
9
temperature changes and
12
–
13
see also
carbon capture; carbon trading; international negotiations; low-carbon living; taxes, carbon
carbon trading
4
,
84
,
87
–
8
,
95
–
6
EU
197
projects for
198
–
202
sulphur dioxide example
198
–
9
transfer of emissions
93
Carstedt, Per
127
–
8
Center for American Progress
149
Chad
drought
179
–
80
resource conflicts
208
Challen, Colin
118
chemical industry
121
Cheney, Dick
122
Chicago Climate Exchange
201
Chile
226
China
41
accepting responsibility
9
authoritarianism
77
,
208
,
209
,
216
coal and
136
collaboration with USA
222
–
4
Copenhagen Accord
190
,
191
–
2
,
193
economic growth of
46
,
214
flooding
175
importance of
230
,
231
increasing energy use
7
,
45
international agreements
213
international relations
44
,
207
,
208
,
209
Kyoto negotiations
186
,
187
,
188
manufacturing
93
nuclear power
134
public attitudes
105
Sudan and
205
weather events
180
China Mobile
223
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
185
Citigroup Bank
126
–
7
civil society
adaptation
165
diversity of
115
ecological stress and
62
global
227
–
8
guidance role
73
individual action and
3
obligations of
121
transparency of tax
151
–
2
Clean Development Mechanism
188
,
200
Clean Energy Research Center
223
Climate Action Network
87
climate change
adaptation
74
,
97
in Europe
166
–
7
food supply and
68
–
70
greenhouse effect
11
–
12
IPCC predictions
15
–
18
melting ice
13
–
14
periodic flux
18
–
19
positive goals
73
–
4
radical views of
26
–
31
sceptics views of
18
–
25
temperature changes
12
–
13
,
16
threat of
1
–
2
tipping points
29
,
111
see also
droughts and floods;
greenhouse gases; polar and
glacial ice; sea level rise;
weather events
The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy
(Shearman and Smith)
76
Climate Change Network
122
–
3
Climate Group
223
Climate Risk Index
179
Climatic Research Unit, EAU
email leak
21
–
3
Clinton, Bill
87
,
186
,
199
Clinton, Hillary
191
,
223
Club of Rome
Limits to Growth
59
coal
33
–
4
,
136
carbon capture
135
–
6
‘clean'
135
German use of
80
,
91
high emissions from
92
nationalization of
42
returning to
156
UK use of
83
,
85
US use of
41
Cobb, Clifford
64
Coca-Cola
125
,
126
Collier, Paul
214
–
16
Columbia University
Environmental Performance Index
77
communications technology
129
community
see
international negotiations; local governance; public attitudes; states
conflict and warfare
Arctic resources
203
–
4
,
206
civil war and poverty
215
climate security risks
204
–
8
energy security
72
Kagan on international order
209
–
13
naval power and
207
nonviolence principles
51
conservationism
5
–
6
origins of
50
precautionary principle and
56
consumption
over-development
63
–
6
convergence
adaptation and
165
and contraction
63
,
180
economic
72
–
3
green ideology
72
–
3
political
72
Copenhagen conference
190
–
2
Brazil and
226
Copenhagen Accord
191
–
2
,
193
email leak and
21
India and
224
,
225
US-Chinese cooperation
223
Corporate Watch
123
Costa Rica
carbon neutral pledge
227
environmental performance
77
Czech Republic
219
Darfur
see
Sudan
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
39
–
40
deforestation
see
forests and deforestation
democracy
competing concerns
112
concert of
210
–
11
coping with the environment
76
–
7
green principles and
51
,
53
in oil producing regions
9
–
10
public opinion and risk
58
–
9
rights of future generations
120
Russia
219
Denmark
Arctic resources
203
–
4
carbon tax
153
Copenhagen negotiations
191
environmental performance
81
–
2
political consensus
118
wind-power
35
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
clusters of public attitudes
105
–
8
developing states
231
accepting role
9
adaptation
179
–
84
clusters of agreements and
221
–
2
Copenhagen negotiations
191
development imperative
62
–
3
,
74
EU help for
169
,
195
India's policies
224
public attitudes
104
–
5
renewable energy and
123
strain of growth
7
development
concept of
61
economic growth
62
imperative
62
limits to
73
over-development
63
–
6
,
74
diversity
51
Dominican Republic
178
Climate Risk Index
179
droughts and floods
Australia
175
China
175
dam failures
170
East Africa
179
–
80
in Europe
167
,
168
GM crops
69
Lovelock's view of
30
El Niño/La Niña
27
,
28
Pakistan
175
planning for
101
–
2
UK
166
,
170
–
2
Dryzek, John
97
earthquakes
177
East Anglia University Climatic Research Unit
21
–
3
Eckersley, Robyn
120
–
1
ecological footprints
53
,
108
economics
assessing value
52
competitiveness
150
convergence
72
–
3
externalities 152 financial incentives
84
GDP and
62
,
63
–
5
green thinking and
48
infrastructure investment
149
international system
231
loss aversion
58
low-carbon framework
96
–
7
natural capitalism
139
–
40
productivism
51
taxes and regulations
7
see also
business and industry; taxes, carbon
Ecuador
226
Egypt
207
,
218
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
51
Nature
50
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
84
,
195
,
198
,
199
,
201
–
2
energy
42
,
72
buildings and
139
–
40
clean sources
110
consumers contribute to
142
–
3
consumption of
38
developing nations
7
efficiency
92
,
108
feed-in tariffs
79
–
80
,
131

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