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Most recent findings from leading international scientists; consolidates the scientific findings of the Exeter conference held in 2005.
The last year has seen growing evidence of climate change and statistics suggest that 2005 is the second warmest year on record. The Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest extent last summer and devastating hurricanes show how sensitive even developed societies are to extreme weather. Temperatures are expected to continue to rise and extreme events are likely to become more frequent with climate change. But how much climate change can we take? How can we avoid levels which can be considered dangerous?
In 2005 the UK Government hosted the Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change conference to take an in-depth look at the scientific issues associated with climate change. Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change presents the most recent findings from the leading international scientists that attended the conference. The topics addressed include critical thresholds and key vulnerabilities of the climate system, impacts on human and natural systems, socioeconomic costs and benefits of emissions pathways, and technological options for meeting different stabilisation levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change provides invaluable information for researchers in environmental science, climatology, and atmospheric chemistry, policy-makers in governments and environmental organizations, and scientists and engineers in industry.
Part I. Key Vulnerabilities of the Climate System and Critical Thresholds;
Part II. General Perspectives on Dangerous Impacts;
Part III. Key Vulnerabilities for Ecosystems and Biodiversity;
Part IV. Socio-Economic Effects
Part V. Regional Perspectives;
Part VI. Emission Pathways
Part VII. Technological Options.
Contributors:
- Prime Minister Tony Blair
- John Schellnhuber
- Wolfgang Cramer
- Nebojsa Nakicenovic
- Tom Wigley
- Gary Yohe
- Dennis Tirpak
- Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett, MP
- Rajendra Pachauri
- Stephen H. Schneider
- Janica Lane
- Chris Rapley
- Jason A. Lowe
- Jonathan M. Gregory
- Jeff Ridley
- Philippe Huybrechts
- Robert J. Nicholls
- Matthew Collins
- Michael E. Schlesinger
- Jianjun Yin
- Natalia G. Andronova
- Sergey Malyshev
- Bin Li
- Richard Wood
- Matthew Collins
- Jonathan Gregory
- Glen Harris
- Michael Vellinga
- Peter G. Challenor
- Robin K.S. Hankin
- Robert Marsh
- C. Turley
- J. C. Blackford
- S. Widdicombe
- D. Lowe
- P. D. Nightingale
- A.P. Rees
- Yu. A. Izrael
- S. M. Semenov
- Farhana Yamin
- Joel B. Smith
- Ian Burton
- Rachel Warren
- Arnold van Vliet
- Rik Leemans
- John Lanchbery
- Simon L. Lewis
- Oliver L. Phillips
- Timothy R. Baker
- Yadvinder Malhi
- Jon Lloyd
- Peter M. Cox
- Chris Huntingford
- Chris D. Jones
- Anand Patwardhan
- Upasna Sharma
- Nigel W. Arnell
- Bill Hare
- A. J. Challinor
- T. R. Wheeler
- T. M. Osborne
- J. M. Slingo
- Robert J. Nicholls
- Jason A. Lowe
- Susan Joy Hassol
- Robert W. Corell
- Tonje Folkestad
- Mark New
- Jed O. Kaplan
- Josefino C. Comiso
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier
- Terry Fenge
- Paul Crowley
- Lynn D. Rosentrater
- Will Steffen
- Geoff Love
- Penny Whetton
- Katharine Hayhoe
- Peter Frumhoff
- Amy Luers
- Christopher Field
- Anthony Nyong
- Isabelle Niang-Diop
- Hideo Harasawa
- Michael D. Mastrandrea
- Malte Meinshausen
- Myles Allen
- Natalia Andronova
- Ben Booth
- Suraje Dessai
- David Frame
- Chris Forest
- Jonathan Gregory
- Gabi Hegerl
- Reto Knutti
- Claudio Piani
- David Sexton
- David Stainforth
- Richard S. J. Tol
- Gary W. Yohe
- Michel den Elzen
- Malte Meinshausen
- Steffen Kallbekken
- Nathan Rive
- David Stainforth
- Myles Allen
- David Frame
- Claudio Piani
- Chris D. Jones
- Peter M. Cox
- Chris Huntingford
- Bert Metz
- Detlef van Vuuren
- Robert Socolow
- Keigo Akimoto
- Toshimasa Tomoda
- Terry Barker
- Haoran Pan
- Jonathan K#hler
- Rachel Warren
- Sarah Winne
- Jae Edmonds
- Steven J. Smith
- Jon Gibbins
- Stuart Haszeldine
- Sam Holloway
- Jonathan Pearce
- John Oakey
- Simon Shackley
- Carol Turley
- Peter Read
"[...] excellent."
– The Bookseller
"'This book will serve as more than a record of another conference or event. It will provide an invaluable resource for all people wishing to enhance global understanding of the science of climate change and the need for humanity to act to tackle the problem.' So writes UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in the preface to the book Avoiding Global Climate Change, and he is right. [...] this book is the best summary of the state of knowledge that is currently available."
– Acid News
"[...] a very impressive volume [...] coverage is comprehensive, and, thanks to the revisions made by the distinguished authors, very up to date. [...] very extensive lists of references. The book is illustrated by tables, graphs, diagrams and figures, many in full colour and, as we have come to expect from CUP is impeccably produced on high quality paper and bound in such a way that it can be opened flat at any point, invaluable for close study [...] this volume must surely be a 'must' for all reference and University libraries. We all owe a great debt to CUP for producing such a valuable volume so promptly."
– The International Journal of Meteorology
"This one text that has lived up to its reputation. It provides what few others do: a very detailed critique with crucial data in a limited space [...] a key text summarising the current state of generally accepted knowledge. [...] this must rate as one of the best texts this year on the subject: a definite addition to higher education libraries and an invaluable tool for teachers who really want to answer key questions with authority."
– TE News
"[...] the book is an important publication which summarizes the available information on climate change and tis impacts as for 2006. In a much more condensed form than the official IPCC reports it helps to convey the legacy of climate research to policy-makers and decision-makers."
– Meteorologische Zeitschrift
