Overview

This book is the first major consensus statement on the solutions to climate change by the nation’s leading scientists. Drawing on recommendations developed by more than 1,200 experts, it presents some 35 practical, results-oriented approaches for minimizing climate change and its impacts. The Climate Solutions Consensus clearly spells out options for technological, societal, and policy actions. And it deals head-on with controversial topics, including nuclear energy, ocean fertilization, and atmospheric geo-engineering.

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Explains the urgency of climate change and what must be done to avert the worst better than anytrhing else I''ve read... essential reading not just by public officials, but by the widest public possible --David Orr Author of Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (11/20/2009)

Explains the urgency of climate change and what must be done to avert the worst better than anytrhing else I've read... essential reading not just by public officials, but by the widest public possible --David Orr, author of Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse The Climate Solutions Consensus will be of value to all--for the public it offers a pathway towards improved quality of life; for policy makers it provides technically feasible and economically beneficial solutions; for educators it synthesizes both the information and motivation needed for social change; and for researchers it frames disciplinary knowledge in the interdisciplinary context of long-term prosperity and security. --Stephanie Pfirman, President of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors Climate change is a serious symptom of a de facto systems design failure that we must address in a systememic, collaborative fashion. In The Climate Solutions Consensus, David Blockstein and Leo Wiegman succinctly outline the scientific consensus on gloabal climate disruption, why it matters to all societal stakeholders, and immediate actions we can take to address this defining issue of our time. --Anthony E. Cortese, President, Second Nature

""Explains the urgency of climate change and what must be done to avert the worst better than anytrhing else I've read... essential reading not just by public officials, but by the widest public possible""--David Orr, author of ""Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse"" ""The Climate Solutions Consensus will be of value to all--for the public it offers a pathway towards improved quality of life; for policy makers it provides technically feasible and economically beneficial solutions; for educators it synthesizes both the information and motivation needed for social change; and for researchers it frames disciplinary knowledge in the interdisciplinary context of long-term prosperity and security.""--Stephanie Pfirman, President of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors ""Climate change is a serious symptom of a de facto systems design failure that we must address in a systememic, collaborative fashion. In The Climate Solutions Consensus, David Blockstein and Leo Wiegman succinctly outline the scientific consensus on gloabal climate disruption, why it matters to all societal stakeholders, and immediate actions we can take to address this defining issue of our time.""--Anthony E. Cortese, President, Second Nature

Explains the urgency of climate change and what must be done to avert the worst better than anytrhing else I''ve read... essential reading not just by public officials, but by the widest public possible --David Orr"Author of Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse" (11/20/2009)

Explains the urgency of climate change and what must be done to avert the worst better than anytrhing else I've read... essential reading not just by public officials, but by the widest public possible --David Orr Author of Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (11/20/2009)

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The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) is a nonpartisan organization working to improve the scientific basis of environmental decisionmaking. David E. Blockstein is senior scientist with NCSE, and served as its first executive director. Leo Wiegman is founder of E to the fourth, an environmental communications firm.

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