Climate Change( Series - Small Guides To Big Isues )

Heat waves, long droughts and freak storms all indicate one thing: the world's climate is changing. How soon will it affect us, and what can be done to avert it? This book examines the reality of climate change, and outlines the immediate action that needs to be taken worldwide. Governments have been slow to face up to the issues, and there is much disagreement on how to tackle them. Developing countries such as India, China and Brazil don't want to cut back on their growth. Established countries like the US resist compromising their economic dominance. But climate change is potentially catastrophic. Millions of people will be affected, particularly in the pooriest countries. Jarman shows that there is a growing movement of countries in the South who are beginning to adapt to the challenge of climate change. Outlining their solutions, she shows what countries such as the US and UK must do to catch up.