The Greenhouse Effect and Climatic Change
- ISBN-10
- 0660131625
- ISBN-13
- 9780660131627
- Pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Library of Parliament, Research Branch
- Author
- Robert Milko
Description
Review of the greenhouse effect and climatic change, including a definition of the issue; the relationships between atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate; sources of carbon dioxide such as forest fuels and deforestation; sinks of carbon dioxide such as vegetation and oceans; the evidence for an increase in greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide and trace gases; and the implications of increased atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. The review also includes parliamentary action on the subject and a chronology.
