The citizen's guide to climate success : overcoming myths that hinder progress / Mark Jaccard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaccard, Mark Kenneth, author.

Series:

Social Sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Environmental policy.

Environmental responsibility.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 292 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sometimes solving climate change seems impossibly complex, and it is hard to know what changes we all can and should make to help. This book offers hope. Drawing on the latest research, Mark Jaccard shows us how to recognize the absolutely essential actions (decarbonizing electricity and transport) and policies (regulations that phase out coal plants and gasoline vehicles, carbon tariffs). Rather than feeling paralyzed and pursuing ineffective efforts, we can all make a few key changes in our lifestyles to reduce emissions, to contribute to the urgently needed affordable energy transition in developed and developing countries. More importantly, Jaccard shows how to distinguish climate-sincere from insincere politicians and increase the chance of electing and sustaining these leaders in power. In combining the personal and the political, The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success offers a clear and simple strategic path to solving the greatest problem of our times. A PDF version of this title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core at doi.org/10.1017/9781108783453.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Reviews

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 The Role of Myths in Our Climate-Energy Challenge

Chapter 2 The Art of Deluding Ourselves and Others

Chapter 3 Climate Scientists Are Conspirators

Chapter 4 All Countries Will Agree on Climate Fairness

Chapter 5 This Fossil Fuel Project Is Essential

Chapter 6 We Must Price Carbon Emissions

Chapter 7 Peak Oil Will Get Us First Anyway

Chapter 8 We Must Change Our Behavior

Chapter 9 We Can Be Carbon Neutral

Chapter 10 Energy Efficiency Is Profitable

Chapter 11 Renewables Have Won

Chapter 12 We Must Abolish Capitalism

Chapter 13 The Simple Path to Success with Our Climate-Energy Challenge

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Feb 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781108788007

1108788009

9781108802185

1108802184

9781108783453

1108783457

OCLC:

1243537697

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access