Energy and Environment in Africa - the Twin Challenge of Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development
Author | : Sebastian Veit |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 2008-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783640174263 |
ISBN-13 | : 3640174267 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Download or read book Energy and Environment in Africa - the Twin Challenge of Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development written by Sebastian Veit and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2008 in the subject African Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Summer Academy 2008), course: Energy & Environment, 27 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Climate change has emerged as the most critical challenge to sustained global economic growth, social well-being, quality of life, and political stability in the 21st century. In the last two years, two landmark reports - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007 report, and the Stern Review - have provided highly persuasive empirical evidence, analytical explanations of observed trends, and simulation model projections drawing stronger cause-and-effect linkages between human socio-economic activities and greenhouse gases (GHGs), and between the latter and climate change.