Navigating the Numbers: Greenhouse gases and international climate change agreements

Obtaining relevant and reliable data is the first step in addressing any environmental problem, with global climate change being no exception. In considering next steps in the international effort against climate change, policymakers and stakeholders are confronted by a wealth of data on everything...

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Published in:Policy File 2005
Main Authors: Baumert, Kevin A, Herzog, Timothy, Pershing, Jonathan
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Environment
International/Economic development
World Resources Institute
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Summary:Obtaining relevant and reliable data is the first step in addressing any environmental problem, with global climate change being no exception. In considering next steps in the international effort against climate change, policymakers and stakeholders are confronted by a wealth of data on everything from century-old emission trends to likely economic growth decades into the future. Turning these data into useful input for decision-making is an enormous challenge.