Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
11-30-2009
Abstract
Since 1979, 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away. While the public is aware of climate change, the urgency to action is not there. Climate change is also an issue of national security, but enforcement of the the Kyoto and Copenhagen treaties is hampered.
Keywords
Carbon cap and trade; Clean energy; Climate change; Global environmental policy; International relations; Political policy; Public perception
Disciplines
Climate | Environmental Policy | International Relations | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Political Science | Public Policy
File Format
File Size
895 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Antholis, W. J.
(2009).
A Fateful Year for Climate Change.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/12
William Antholis biography
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Climate Commons, Environmental Policy Commons, International Relations Commons, Oil, Gas, and Energy Commons, Public Policy Commons
Comments
Greenspun Hall Auditorium, UNLV, 5:30 p.m.
Audio/Video
File size: 239 megabytes
First attached file: 27 PowerPoint slides
Second attached file: Author biography