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Climate change : getting it right / [editor] Minh Bui Jones.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0858012707-
Name	Jones, Minh Bui
Title	Climate change : getting it right / [editor] Minh Bui Jones.-
Published	Melbourne, : Committee for Economic Development of Australia, c2007.-
Description	98 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.-
Series	Growth 59
Notes	Contents:--Foreword--1. Introduction--Climate science: 2. Warming up - what we know about climate change--3. Climate models - measuring and forecasting climate change--Economics and Governance--4. Reviewing Stern - lessons for Australia--5. Beyond 2012 - where global policy is heading after Kyoto--6. Climate change and India - a perspective for the developing world--Policy response and technology--7. The carbon tax - an alternative to carbon trading--8. Managing price and targets - Why a hybrid policy is better for Australia--9. Castles in the ground - the prospects of carbon capture and storage.-
Summary	Given the imperfect knowledge of both the science and economics of climate change, there is a growing consensus that sensible risk management calls for government policy intervention to mitigate the flow of greenhouse gas emissions and businesses and households to prepareand invest in climate change adaptation strategies.-
Subjects	Climatic changes
	Climatic changes -- Government policy
	Global warming
Added Corporate Names	Committee for Economic Development of Australia
Series	Growth (Melbourne, Vic.) ;-

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