Burning Issues: The Failure of the New Zealand Response to Climatic Change

ISBN-10: 0864692986
ISBN-13: 9780864692986
Series: Burning Issues
Pages: 142
Language: English
Published: 1997
Publisher: Dunmore Press
Author: Alexander Gillespie

Description

""Burning issues" has been written to clarify the current debate on climate change and to show how New Zealand contributes to the global problem. It looks at New Zealand's policies and particularly how they fail to assist in the solution. The book covers a wide range of topice -- from the science of global warming, through environmental issues, to mitigating options such as energy efficiency and the structure of transportation. "Burning issues" explains in easy to read terms climatic change and its consequences for New Zealand and globally, and is important reading for everyone from high school age up." -- Back cover.