A powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition makes
implementing effective climate change policies so difficult. As the
Russia-Ukraine war has shown, great-power competition drives states
to prioritize fossil fuel acquisition over working toward a
zero-carbon future. In the last few years, it has become abundantly
clear that the effects of accelerating climate change will be
catastrophic, from rising seas to more violent storms to
desertification. Yet why do nation-states find it so difficult to
implement transnational policies that can reduce carbon output and
slow global warming? In Oceans Rise, Empires Fall, Gerard Toal
identifies geopolitics as the culprit. States would prefer to
reduce emissions in the abstract, but in the great global
competition for geopolitical power, states always prioritize access
to carbon-based fuels necessary for generating the sort of economic
growth that helps them compete with rival states. Despite what we
now know about the long-term impacts of climate change,
geopolitical contests continue to sideline attempts to halt or slow
down the process. The Ukraine conflict in particular exposes our
priorities. To escape reliance on Russia's vast oil and gas
reserves, states have expanded fossil fuel production that
necessarily increases the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. The
territorial control imperatives of great powers preclude
collaborative behavior to address common challenges. Competitive
territorial, resource, and technological dramas across the
geopolitical chessboard currently obscure the deterioration of the
planet's life support systems. In the contest between geopolitics
and sustainable climate policies, the former takes
precedence-especially when competition shifts to outright conflict.
In this book, Toal interrogates that relationship and its stakes
for the ongoing acceleration of climate change.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
Gerard Toal
(Professor)
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-769326-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-19-769326-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780197693261 |
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