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It all began with Markus Jochum approaching one of us (HvS) - "when
you guys are doing interviews with senior scientists from
oceanography and related sciences, why are you not doing Walter
Munk?" Indeed, why not? Walter Munk, an icon in oceanography, had
just given a wonderful talk in a symposium in honor of his 90th
birthday, sweeping a grand circle from his earliest work with Chip
Cox on airborne measurements of ocean surface roughness to the
latest satellite data - not simply a review, but the struggle of an
active scientist opening up new perspectives - as inspiring and
stimulating as when one of us (KH) rst met him at the Ocean Waves
Conference in Easton in 1961 (Fig. I. 1). Walter immediately agreed
to share with us his recollections on the nearly seventy years of
his path-breaking contributions in a sheer amazing range of topics,
from ocean waves, internal waves, ocean currents, tides, tsunamis,
sea level, microseisms and the rotation of the earth to ocean
acoustic tomography. With "you guys" Markus was referring to HvS
and the various partners HvS had 1 invited to join him in
conducting a series of interviews of retired colleagues.
This book provides an evaluation of the science and policy debates
on climate change and offers a reframing of the challenges they
pose, as understood by key international experts and players in the
field. It also gives an important and original perspective on
interpreting climate action and provides compelling evidence of the
weakness of arguments that frame climate policy as a win-or-lose
situation. At the same time, the book goes beyond providing yet
another description of climate change trends and policy processes.
Its goal is to make available, in a series of in-depth reflections
and insights by key international figures representing science,
business, finance and civil society, what is really needed to link
knowledge to action. Different contributions convincingly show that
it is time - and possible - to reframe the climate debate in a
completely new light, perhaps as a system transformative attractor
for new green growth, sustainable development, and technological
innovation. Reframing the Problem of Climate Change reflects a deep
belief that dealing with climate change does not have to be a zero
sum game, with winners and losers. The contributors argue that our
societies can learn to respond to the challenge it presents and
avoid both human suffering and large scale destruction of
ecosystems; and that this does not necessarily require economic
sacrifice. Therefore, it is vital reading for students, academics
and policy makers involved in the debate surrounding climate
change.
It all began with Markus Jochum approaching one of us (HvS) - "when
you guys are doing interviews with senior scientists from
oceanography and related sciences, why are you not doing Walter
Munk?" Indeed, why not? Walter Munk, an icon in oceanography, had
just given a wonderful talk in a symposium in honor of his 90th
birthday, sweeping a grand circle from his earliest work with Chip
Cox on airborne measurements of ocean surface roughness to the
latest satellite data - not simply a review, but the struggle of an
active scientist opening up new perspectives - as inspiring and
stimulating as when one of us (KH) rst met him at the Ocean Waves
Conference in Easton in 1961 (Fig. I. 1). Walter immediately agreed
to share with us his recollections on the nearly seventy years of
his path-breaking contributions in a sheer amazing range of topics,
from ocean waves, internal waves, ocean currents, tides, tsunamis,
sea level, microseisms and the rotation of the earth to ocean
acoustic tomography. With "you guys" Markus was referring to HvS
and the various partners HvS had 1 invited to join him in
conducting a series of interviews of retired colleagues.
In 1960, Dr. George Deacon ofthe National Institute ofOceanography
in England organized a meeting in Easton, Maryland that summarized
the state of our understanding at that time of ocean wave
statistics and dynamics. It was a pivotal occasion: spectral
techniques for wave measurement were beginning to be used,
wave-wave interactions hadjust been discovered, and simple models
for the growth of waves by wind were being developed. The meeting
laid the foundation for much work that was to follow, but one could
hardly have imagined the extent to which new techniques of
measurement, particularly by remote sensing, new methods of
calculation and computation, and new theoretical and laboratory
results would, in the following twenty years, build on this base.
When Gaspar Valenzuela of the V. S. Naval Research Laboratory
perceived that the time was right for a second such meeting, it was
natural that Sir George Deacon would be invited to serve as
honorary chairman for the meeting, and the entire waves community
was delighted at his acceptance. The present volume contains
reviewed and edited papers given at this second meeting, held this
time in Miami, Florida, May 13-20, 1981, with the generous support
of the Office of Naval Research, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
This book provides an evaluation of the science and policy debates
on climate change and offers a reframing of the challenges they
pose, as understood by key international experts and players in the
field. It also gives an important and original perspective on
interpreting climate action and provides compelling evidence of the
weakness of arguments that frame climate policy as a win-or-lose
situation. At the same time, the book goes beyond providing yet
another description of climate change trends and policy processes.
Its goal is to make available, in a series of in-depth reflections
and insights by key international figures representing science,
business, finance and civil society, what is really needed to link
knowledge to action. Different contributions convincingly show that
it is time - and possible - to reframe the climate debate in a
completely new light, perhaps as a system transformative attractor
for new green growth, sustainable development, and technological
innovation. Reframing the Problem of Climate Change reflects a deep
belief that dealing with climate change does not have to be a zero
sum game, with winners and losers. The contributors argue that our
societies can learn to respond to the challenge it presents and
avoid both human suffering and large scale destruction of
ecosystems; and that this does not necessarily require economic
sacrifice. Therefore, it is vital reading for students, academics
and policy makers involved in the debate surrounding climate
change.
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