Population and Climate Change

The book examines the role of demographic factors in greenhouse gas emissions and asks how population affects the ability of societies and institutions to respond to the potential impacts of climate change. Based on this review, it considers whether climate change strengthens the case for population policies. The book provides overview chapters aimed at nonspecialists on climate change, population, and population–economy–environment interactions that provide sufficient context for understanding the interdisciplinary analysis in the second half of the book. It is written by a multidisciplinary team of authors from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, who integrate both natural science and social science perspectives in a way that is readable by members of both communities.