The climate crisis : science, impacts, policy, psychology, justice, social movements / Adam R. Aron, University of California, San Diego.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aron, Adam, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--History.

Climatic changes.

Climate change mitigation.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 358 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The History of Human-Caused Global Heating

Climate Science

Climate Impacts

Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

Skepticism, Misinformation, and Motivated Cognition

Science Communication: Countering Skepticism and Delivering

Information Clearly

Elevating Risk Perceptions About Global Heating

Principles for Just and Effective Action

A Technical and Social Framework to Guide Climate Action

Building and Taking Collective Action.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108991933

1108991939

9781108993944

110899394X

9781108982566

1108982565