Climate change is a defining issue in contemporary life. Since
the Industrial Revolution, heavy reliance on carbon-based sources
for energy in industry and society has contributed to substantial
changes in the climate, indicated by increases in temperature and
sea level rise.
In the last three decades, concerns regarding human
contributions to climate change have moved from obscure scientific
inquiries to the fore of science, politics, policy and practices at
many levels. From local adaptation strategies to international
treaty negotiation, 'the politics of climate change' is as
pervasive, vital and contested as it has ever been.
On the cusp of a new commitment to international co-operation to
rein in greenhouse gas emissions, this essential book intervenes to
help understand and engage with the dynamic and compelling
'Politics of Climate Change'.
This edited collection draws on a vast array of experience,
expertise and perspectives, with authors with backgrounds in
climate science, geography, environmental studies, biology,
sociology, political science, psychology and philosophy. This
reflects the contemporary conditions where the politics of climate
change permeates and penetrates all facets of our shared lives and
livelihoods.
Chapters include the Politics of Climate Science, History of
Climate Policy, the Cultural Politics of Climate Change:
Interactions in the Spaces of Everyday, the Politics of Interstate
Climate Negotiations, the Politics of the Carbon Economy, and
Addressing Inequality.
An A - Z glossary of key terms offers additional information in
dictionary format, with entries on topics including Carbon tax,
Stabilization, Renewable technologies and the World Meteorological
Organization.
A section of Maps offers a visual overview of the effects of
environmental change.
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