Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming

Contents

Contents Foreword by William Cronon vii Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Introduction: Telling Stories about CO2 3 1 The Cold War Roots of Global Warming 16 2 Scientists, Environmentalists, and the Global Atmosphere 44 3 Making the Global Environment 67 4 Climate, the Environment, and Scientific Activism 93 5 The Politics of Dissent 118 6 The IPCC and the Primacy of Science 147 7 The Gospel of the Market 170 Epilogue: Climbing Out from Behind the Curve 197 Notes 209 Selected Bibliography 257 Index 279 Illustrations follow page 66 ...