Climate stability: An inconvenient proof

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-72

  Bellamy, David ^a   Barrett, Jack ^b  

^a The Conservation Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b Scientific Alliance   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL RESOURCES; PLANNING DECISIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; FOSSIL FUEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RESOURCE USE; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 34248191302     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2007.160.2.66     Document Type: Article

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