The Climate Crisis
Science, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements
Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-98715-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-98715-8 (ISBN)
This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of global heating, the reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat climate change, and explores actions that there is still time to take. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis and current blocks to progress.
Why, despite all we know about the causes and harms of global heating, has so little effective action been taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and what we can do to change that? This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of the climate crisis, traces the history and reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat it, describes some people's ongoing scepticism and how to shift it, and motivates an urgent program of action. It argues that the pathway to stopping dangerous global heating will require a much larger mobilization of advocacy and activism to impel decision makers to abandon fossil fuels, and transition to renewable energy and electrification embedded in a political and social framework guided by justice principles. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis, the need for a renewable energy transition, and the current blocks to progress.
Why, despite all we know about the causes and harms of global heating, has so little effective action been taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and what we can do to change that? This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of the climate crisis, traces the history and reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat it, describes some people's ongoing scepticism and how to shift it, and motivates an urgent program of action. It argues that the pathway to stopping dangerous global heating will require a much larger mobilization of advocacy and activism to impel decision makers to abandon fossil fuels, and transition to renewable energy and electrification embedded in a political and social framework guided by justice principles. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis, the need for a renewable energy transition, and the current blocks to progress.
Adam Aron is a climate activist and professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. His research and teaching focuses on the social science of collective action on the climate crisis.
Introduction; 1. The History of Human-Caused Global Heating; 2. Climate Science; 3. Climate Impacts; 4. Capitalism and the Climate Crisis; 5. Skepticism, Misinformation, and Motivated Cognition; 6. Science Communication: Countering Skepticism and Delivering Information Clearly; 7. Elevating Risk Perceptions About Global Heating; 8. Principles for Just and Effective Action; 9. A Technical and Social Framework to Guide Climate Action; 10. Building and Taking Collective Action; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.12.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 550 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-98715-X / 110898715X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-98715-8 / 9781108987158 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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