Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. What’s [Going to] Happen[ing]?
6. The Science of Climate Change 13
7. The Human Challenges of Climate Change 45
8. Impacts of Climate Change in Canada 73
9. What Can We Do?
10. Terrestrial Carbon Sinks and Climate Change Mitigation 91
11. Technology and Climate Change 109
12. Economic Aspects of Climate Change 131
13. Regional Adaptation Strategies 151
14. Legal Contraints and Opportunities: Climate Change and the Law 179
15. Hard Choices
16. A Canadian Policy Chronicle 201
17. Beyond Kyoto 215
18. What Can Individuals Do? 233
19. Concluding Remarks 253
20. About the Authors 257
21. Index 265