They knew : the US federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis / James Gustave Speth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Speth, James Gustave, author.

Series:

The MIT Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--United States--History--20th century.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--United States--History--21st century.

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States--History--21sth century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2021.

Summary:

"In 2015, a group of 21 young people came together to sue the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe that has already begun to deprive them of life, liberty and property without due process of law. The path breaking litigation, Juliana v United States, has had more success in the courts than many expected, but the federal government has repeatedly delayed the case from getting to trial. The case is now pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Whatever its judicial outcome, the litigation has received a great deal of media attention and public acclaim. Youth activists now central to climate advocacy say that they were influenced by this early example of young people stepping up. Our Children's Trust (OCT), the group that has brought the children's climate lawsuit, has now authorized the author, Gus Speth, to proceed with publication of an updated, 2020 version of the Expert Report he prepared for the litigation in 2018. The original Speth report was prepared in his capacity as an expert in the subject. In the view of many who have seen it, the report is the most compelling indictment of federal climate action and inaction yet written"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Preface / Julia Olson and Philip Gregory

Author's note

The Speth expert report for Juliana v US

Overview

Climate science knowledge the Carter administration Inherited

Jimmy Carter administration (1977-1981)

Ronald Reagan administration (1981-1989)

George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1993)

William J. Clinton administration (1993-2001)

George W. Bush administration (2001-2009)

Barack Obama administration (2009-2017)

Donald J. Trump administration (2017-2020)

Conclusion

Qualifications of author acronyms and abbreviations reader access to exhibits

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36680-0

OCLC:

1255633023