Table of Contents |
| Foreword | 13 |
| Introduction | 16 |
Chapter 1 | Is Global Warming a Real Problem? | |
| Chapter Overview / Jeff Severns Guntzel | 21 |
| Yes: Global Warming Is a Real Problem | |
| Scientists Have Reached a Consensus About Global Warming / Sandi Doughton | 28 |
| The United Nations Says the Evidence on Global Warming Is Unequivocal Environment News Service | 37 |
| Global Warming Deniers Are Politically Motivated and Funded by Oil Corporations / Chris Mooney | 43 |
| No: Global Warming Is Not a Real Problem | |
| There Is No Scientific Consensus on Global Warming / Lawrence Solomon | 50 |
| Claims About Global Warming Are Based on Junk Science / Richard Lindzen | 54 |
Chapter 2 | Is Global Warming Caused by Human Activities? | |
| Chapter Preface | 60 |
| Yes: Global Warming Is Caused by Human Activities | |
| Leading Scientists Are Certain that Global Warming Is Caused by Human Activities / Lisa Bryant | 63 |
| Mounting Evidence Supports the View that Global Warming Is Caused by Human Activities / Andrea Thompson | 67 |
| Conservatives Must Accept the Reality that Human Activities Cause Global Warming / Jim Manzi | 73 |
| No: Global Warming Is Not Caused by Human Activities | |
| Global Warming Is the Result of Natural Forces / Bob Carter | 81 |
| Sunspots and Cosmic Rays May Contribute to Climate Change / Peter N. Spotts | 85 |
| Some Scientists Believe a Cooling Trend Is More Likely than Global Warming / Kate Ravilious | 90 |
Chapter 3 | What Are the Potential Threats from Global Warming? | |
| Chapter Preface | 94 |
| Global Warming Will Have Severe Effects on the Environment in All Regions of the World / Jurg Rohrer | 97 |
| By 2050, Global Warming Could Cause the Extinction of More than a Million Species / Shaoni Bhattacharya | 107 |
| Global Warming May Increase the Risk of Wildfires / Peter N. Spotts | 110 |
| Global Warming Will Likely Bring a Rise in Infectious Disease American Society for Microbiology | 113 |
| Global Warming May Cause Food Shortages / Martin Mittelstaedt | 116 |
| Global Warming Could Cause Resource Wars / Brad Knickerbocker | 123 |
| Global Warming Could Make the Earth Unlivable for Humans / Dale Allen Pfeiffer | 127 |
Chapter 4 | What Action Should Be Taken to Reduce Global Warming? | |
| Chapter Preface | 137 |
| The United Nations Calls for Urgent International Action on Global Warming Environment News Service | 140 |
| The United States Must Reduce Its Carbon Emissions by 80 Percent by 2050 / Emily Robinson | 144 |
| An Energy Revolution Is Needed to Create a Sustainable Energy System / Sven Teske, Arthouros Zervos, Oliver Schaefer | 151 |
| Individuals Can Also Help Reduce Global Warming / Larry West | 157 |
| New Technologies Are the Only Solution to Global Warming / Robert J. Samuelson | 161 |
| Humans Must Learn to Adapt to Global Warming / Roger Pielke Jr. | 165 |
| Organizations to Contact | 168 |
| Bibliography | 173 |
| Index | 179 |