Climate change is the most important issue now facing humanity. As global temperatures increase, floods, fires and storms are becoming both more intense and frequent. People are suffering. And yet, emissions continue to rise. This book unpacks the activities of the key actors which have organised pa...

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Main Authors:	Nyberg, Daniel 1974- (Author), Wright, Christopher 1963- (Author), Bowden, Vanessa ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
Subjects:	Climatic changes / Government policy Climatic changes / Economic aspects
Online Access:	BSB01 FWS01 FWS02 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	Climate change is the most important issue now facing humanity. As global temperatures increase, floods, fires and storms are becoming both more intense and frequent. People are suffering. And yet, emissions continue to rise. This book unpacks the activities of the key actors which have organised past and present climate responses - specifically, corporations, governments, and civil society organisations. Analysing three elements of climate change - mitigation, adaptation and suffering - the authors show how exponential growth of the capitalist system has allowed the fossil fuel industry to maintain its dominance. However, this hegemonic position is now coming under threat as new and innovative social movements have emerged, including the fossil fuel divestment movement, Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion and others. In exposing the inadequacies of current climate policies and pointing to the possibilities of new social and economic systems, this book highlights how the worst impacts of climate change can be avoided
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2022)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (ix, 243 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009266901
DOI:	10.1017/9781009266901