Title:
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT HUMAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO TERRESTRIAL CARBON FLUXES
A WORKSHOP SUMMARY |
By: |
Rob Coppock, Stephanie Johnson, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Format: |
Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
0309092264 |
ISBN 13: |
9780309092265 |
Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 June, 2004 |
Pages: |
92 |
Description: |
Summarizes a September 2003 workshop where leaders from academia, government and industry came together to discuss the state of scientific understanding on quantifying direct human-induced change in terrestrial carbon stocks and related changes in greenhouse gas emissions. This work distinguishes these changes from those caused by natural effects. |
Synopsis: |
Human-induced climate change is an important environmental issue worldwide, as scientific studies increasingly demonstrate that human activities are changing the Eartha (TM)s climate. Even if dramatic reductions in emissions were made today, some human-induced changes are likely to persist beyond the 21st century. The Kyoto Protocol calls for emissions reporting that separates out management-induced changes in greenhouse gases from those changes caused by indirect human effects (e.g., carbon dioxide fertilization, nitrogen deposition, or precipitation changes), natural effects, and past practices on forested agricultural lands. This book summarizes a September 2003 workshop where leaders from academia, government and industry came together to discuss the current state of scientific understanding on quantifying direct human-induced change in terrestrial carbon stocks and related changes in greenhouse gas emissions and distinguishing these changes from those caused by indirect and natural effects. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |