A Fateful Year for Climate Change

Since 1979, 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away. While the public is aware of climate change, the urgency to action is not there. Climate change is also an issue of national security, but enforcement of the the Kyoto and Copenhagen treaties is hampered.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Antholis, William J.
Format: Lecture
Language:English
Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2009
Subjects:
Carbon cap and trade
Clean energy
Climate change
Global environmental policy
International relations
Political policy
Public perception
Climate
Environmental Policy
Oil
Gas
and Energy
Political Science
Public Policy
Ice cap
Polar Ice Cap
Online Access:https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/12
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/brookings_lectures_events/article/1011/viewcontent/AntholisW_AFatefulYearForClimateChange_20091130.pdf
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/context/brookings_lectures_events/article/1011/filename/1/type/additional/viewcontent/WAntholis_Biography.pdf
Description
Summary:Since 1979, 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away. While the public is aware of climate change, the urgency to action is not there. Climate change is also an issue of national security, but enforcement of the the Kyoto and Copenhagen treaties is hampered.

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