Climate action : a campaign manual for greenhouse solutions / Mark Diesendorf; illustrated by Simon Kneebone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diesendorf, Mark.

Contributor:

Kneebone, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources--Australia.

Renewable energy sources.

Energy policy--Australia.

Energy policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the USA, social movements succeeded in stopping 59 proposals to build new conventional (dirty) coal-fired power stations. In the UK, there was an extended campaign to stop the expansion of Heathrow airport, primarily on the grounds of the greenhouse gas emissions from increased flights. Responding to this global epidemic, Climate Action is a campaign manual that draws upon positive case studies of successful grass-roots social movements from the last few decades, and presents a menu of strategies for activists and citizens who want to pressure governments and businesses to create a framewor

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Units and conversion factors; Abbreviations; 1 Threat an Hope; 2 Greenhouse Mafia and their fallacies; 3 Technologies for stopping global warming; 4 Essential policies for the 21st Century; 5 Strategies for defeating the greenhouse mafia; 6 Winning Campaig Tactics; 7 The struggle for a sustainable future; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Glossary; Key readings and websites; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-74223-188-8

OCLC:

635291440