Climate activism in the 21st century / Dianne Rahm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahm, Dianne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States.

Climatic changes.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Other Title:

Climate activism in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"The climate crisis emerged as a central issue in the 21st century as the ravages of climate change became increasingly clear. In the US, the political divide over climate change and how to confront it expanded. While Democrats became increasingly determined to join international efforts led by the United Nations to combat climate change, Republicans largely balked. The country embraced climate leadership when led by Obama and Biden but when led by Bush and Trump, a rebuff ensued. Those opposing climate action included the fossil fuel industries and others that sought to profit from the status quo. Climate crisis activism of the 21st century is the story of the tension between those wishing to continue business as usual versus those seeing their futures directly impacted by such choices and demanding climate justice. This is a guide to understanding climate policy and activism, highlighting the participants, the progression of environmental science, and the pendulum of national policy under changing parties in power."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acronyms and Initialisms Used

Preface

1. Framing the Climate Crisis Policy Debate

2. Participants in the Climate Change Debate

3. Inherited 20th Century Climate Change Policy

4. Eight Years of Policy Turbulence

5. Eight Years of Attempted Progress

6. The Triumph of the Opposition

7. The Pendulum Swings Again

8. The Centrality of the Climate Justice Movement to 21st Century Activism

9. Emerging Climate Crisis Dimensions

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Rahm, Dianne Climate Activism in the 21st Century

ISBN:

9781476650685

1476650683