‘Climate change is a wide-ranging and complex subject – a global challenge involving governments, companies, professionals and public action. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the key scientific, technical, social and political aspects of climate change in an easily referenced and reader-friendly style. I would recommend this book to students and professionals new to the field that wish to expand their knowledge.’ Tom Baumann, CEO ClimateCHECK and Co-Founder Greenhouse Gas Management Institute

For anyone trying to separate the fact from the fiction, The Complete Guide to Climate Change is an indispensable resource. Taking you through the A to Z of the key scientific, geographical, and sociopolitical issues involved in the study of the environment and the implications of mankind’s effect upon it, topics covered include:

• Environmental science – the carbon cycle and the “greenhouse gases”

• The impacts of climate change on life, land, and sea

• Mitigation strategies from carbon capture to carbon taxes

• The Kyoto Protocol and UNFCCC

• Renewable fuel sources, from wind to solar power

Including guides to the latest scientific and governmental thinking on climate change, this book will tell you all you need to know about perhaps the biggest issue facing mankind today.

Brian Dawson is Climate Change and Energy Adviser for the Australian International Development Assistance Agency.

Matt Spannagle is Technical Manager of the MDG Carbon Facility of the United Nations Development Programme.