I. Research in Climate Change and Society: Two Perspectives.- to Part I.- Setting New Research Agendas: A Social Scientist’s View.- CO2, Climate and Society: A Brief Overview.- II. Research in Climate Change and Society: Individual Contributions.- to Part II.- Societal Response to CO2-induced Climate Change: Opportunities for Research.- Climate Society in History: A Research Agenda.- Research on Political Institutions and Their Response to the Problem of Increasing CO2 in the Atmosphere.- International Legal and Institutional Implications of an Increase in Carbon Dioxide: A Proposed Research Strategy.- Psychological Dimensions of Climatic Change.- Anthropological Perspectives on Climate Change.- Interdisciplinary Research and Integration: The Case of CO2 and Climate.