1. Confronting Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Foreign Policy
- Author:
- David G. Victor, Michael A. Levi, George E. Pataki, and Thomas J. Vilsack
- Publication Date:
- 06-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Abstract:
- Unchecked climate change is poised to have wide-ranging and potentially disastrous effects over time on human welfare, sensitive ecosystems, and international security. This urgent challenge demands that the United States and the world take comprehensive action to limit the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and to address the consequences of any unavoidable climate change.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Environment, and International Trade and Finance
- Political Geography:
- United States