Canada and Climate Change: (Canadian Essentials)
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Canada and Climate Change: (Canadian Essentials)

Canada and Climate Change: (Canadian Essentials)

By
William Leiss (Author)  

Hardback

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Pandemics, massive earthquakes, war, and other catastrophes inspire immediate action because their casualties and destruction are immediately visible. Climate change is an unyielding problem because its long-range dangers are hidden, and thus it is a global risk unlike anything in human experience. The federal government recently announced aggressive climate targets for Canada. We have committed to producing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will require major changes for our economy and way of life. Canadian citizens need to understand why our most distinguished climate scientists and our senior political leaders think that we must meet this target. Canada and Climate Change explains the importance of policies that will ensure we meet the net-zero emissions target. William Leiss provides a firm grasp on what climate change is and how scientists have described shifts in the earth's climate as they have occurred over hundreds of millions of years and as they are likely to occur in the near future, especially by the end of this century. Leiss argues that citizens have a right to place their trust in what climate scientists tell us. Canada and Climate Change is an essential primer on where we stand on the issue of climate change in Canada and what will unfold in the years ahead. 4 tables
William Leiss is a fellow and past president of the Royal Society of Canada, an officer of the Order of Canada, and professor emeritus at the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Mad Cows and Mother's Milk: The Perils of Poor Risk Communication.
  • Contributor: William Leiss
  • Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780228009160
  • Number of Pages: 168
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
  • Release Date: 2022-08-15
  • Series: Canadian Essentials
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: William Leiss is a fellow and past president of the Royal Society of Canada, an officer of the Order of Canada, and professor emeritus at the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Mad Cows and Mother's Milk: The Perils of Poor Risk Communication.

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