Offers an overview of global warming and its human causes. This title examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the US response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties.

This overview of global warming and its human causes examines the international agreements regarding climate change and the U.S. response to those agreements, as well as key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol, to explain the difficulties of any subsequent treaties. Framing the scientific debate against moral, ethical, and religious considerations, the book offers potential solutions. The book includes seven maps and tables, notes, bibliography, and index.