Climate change Books

Book SynopsisUnderstanding the complex history of US fossil fuel use can help us build a sustainable future. In Hydrocarbon Nation, Thor Hogan looks at how four technological revolutionsindustrial, agricultural, transportation, and electrificationdrew upon the enormous hydrocarbon wealth of the United States, transforming the young country into a nation with unparalleled economic and military potential. Each of these advances engendered new government policies aimed at strengthening national and economic security. The result was unprecedented energy security and the creation of a nation nearly impervious to outside threats. However, when this position weakened in the decades after the peaking of domestic conventional oil supplies in 1970, the American political and economic systems were severely debilitated. At the same time, climate change was becoming a major concern. Fossil fuels created the modern world, yet burning them created a climate crisis. Hogan argues that everyday Americans and policTrade Review"Hogan... writes passionately of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels to solve the looming climate crisis... By not implicitly demonizing hydrocarbons, Hydrocarbon Nation is much more persuasive... Bracing and opinionated, Hydrocarbon Nation is a worthwhile exploration backward and forward.—Ray Bert, Civil EngineeringHogan gives us plenty to think about. His work knitting together political cycles with energy revolutions (that span industry, agriculture, transportation, and electrification, or what he calls the innate revolutions) is thought provoking. It produces a creative narrative that ties energy history to banking policy, wealth and income inequality, international diplomacy, environmental health, and other topics over two centuries . . . Hydrocarbon Nation provides a useful reflection on how political developments from Hamiltonianism to Trumpism have something elemental to do with energy infrastructure.—Bob Johnson, National University, Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologueIntroductionPart I1. Steam, National Security, and the First Political Age2. Coal, Macroeconomic Security, and the Second Political Age3. Oil, Microeconomic Security, and the Third Political AgePart II4. Energy Insecurity and the American Decline5. Gas and National Renewal in the Fourth Political Age6. Climate Security and a Sustainability RevolutionEpilogueNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat if the stories of trees and people are more closely linked than we ever imagined?Winner of the World Wildlife Fund's 2020 Jan Wolkers PrizeOne of Science News's Favorite Books of 2020 A New York Times New and Noteworthy BookA 2020 Woodland Book of the YearGold Winner of the 2020 Foreword INDIES Award in Ecology & EnvironmentBronze Winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award in Environment/EcologyPeople across the world know that to tell how old a tree is, you count its rings. Few people, however, know that research into tree rings has also made amazing contributions to our understanding of Earth's climate history and its influences on human civilization over the past 2,000 years. In her captivating book Tree Story, Valerie Trouet reveals how the seemingly simple and relatively familiar concept of counting tree rings has inspired far-reaching scientific breakthroughs that illuminate the complex interactions between nature and people. Trouet, a leading tree-ring scientist,Trade ReviewTrouet writes that the purpose of this book is to excite people about science, and she succeeds by creating an engaging, credible work sprinkled with anecdotes . . . With this brief, accessible look at the wisdom of tree rings, Trouet draws readers into a narrative that clearly displays her joy for her work and offers some fun with word play.—Library JournalAn accomplished and globally recognized dendroclimatologist, Trouet is knowledgeable across diverse fields of science and is a talented writer and engaging storyteller. Drawing from a diversity of tree-ring research and interdisciplinary collaborations, Trouet chronicles fascinating examples of how dendrochronology helps to answer questions about past environments and human history.—ScienceIf you enjoy great science reads, add this one to your list. Now.—Nature's Cool Green ScienceTree Story is a sublime example of what booksellers have lately started calling smart non-fiction: sophisticated academic books for a broad audience (often published by American university presses) that are just a few notches above the yuck- or wow-factor of more generic popular science. The excellent clarity and pacing that Trouet brings to this fascinating topic meant I that tore through Tree Story in a day. If I added ratings to my reviews, this book would be a ten out of ten. Already, this is a very strong contender for my book of the year—Inquisitive BiologistA persuasive, entertaining explanation of how the codes contained in tree rings reveal the wide-ranging effects of climate change.—Shelf AwarenessTree Story gives readers a lively, sometimes visceral feel for Trouet's work.—Science NewsTree Story is everything I had hoped it would be: intelligent, accessible, witty, and captivating—a global adventure spanning millennia and embracing a bevy of unexpected topics, all resulting from the study of tree rings.—Washington Independent Review of BooksIn her delightful Tree Story, dendrochronologist Valerie Trouet obliterates the layman's notion that tree rings provide little more information than a tree's age. What trees can teach seems limited only by science's ability to extract the information.—Foreword ReviewsPart memoir, part field diary, part lucid and engaging science communication, Tree Story moves from the finest micron-level of individual tree rings to the deep geological time of the planet and the world-wrapping forces of its climate. Trouet's account of her career, far from what we might imagine to be the dull work of counting tree rings, reads like an exciting adventure story, complete with far-flung locales, the ridiculous macho pretensions of male coworkers, and the ever present thrum of the ancient magic that seems to emanate from the trees themselves.—Lady ScienceThe chapters spill over with information and would be overwhelming were it not for the book's organization, the images and digital illustrations, and the author's ability to share her scholarly adventures with such evident enjoyment.—Seattle Book ReviewEnjoyable and accessible. Drawing on a rich array of examples from around the world, the lively book is full of thought-provoking discussion of our relationships with trees and the climate.—Current World ArchaeologyTree Story is a work of science, of graphs and statistics. But Trouet recounts too the personal thrill of discovery, the camaraderie and competitiveness of academic science, and the arduous nature of her research.—The SpectatorTree Story offers a passionate yet clear-eyed introduction into the field of dendrochronology.—Cincinnati Public Radio NewsTree Story is well-written, often with great phrasing and much humour, and gives a welcome insight into the people and personalities behind the science . . . [It's] another example of great science communication, often dealing with quite technical matters, but in an accessible way for both the non-specialist scientist and the intelligent lay person. But it's not just about great story-telling, Tree Story has much of pedagogic value as well, and would make a great text for a plants-and-people course.—Botany OneHere, we are taken on a fascinating journey through history, as remembered by the trees of the world. Trouet weaves together stories from the field and the lab to demonstrate that there is far more to studying tree rings than counting them.—BBC Wildlife MagazineIt's all in the tree rings—and trees don't lie.—The Daily ExpressThe book has already been reviewed and recommended in many places, and highlighted as an excellent work of popular science. Here I would like to recommend the book to be used as a textbook for students being exposed to scientific ideas and methods, to arouse their curiosity and show them how diverse fields like natural science and human history interact.—Tree-Ring ResearchValerie Trouet's book is an excellent starting point to explore the relationships between trees and people and to look at the expectations and disappointments on the way to developing a way to communicate not only about but also with trees.—Edge EffectsIf tree rings are the scribes of history, Valerie Trouet is their chief scrivener. Highly recommended.—Plant Science Bulletin[Tree Story's] geeky enthusiasm . . . makes the entire book such a pleasure to read.—Rain Taxi Review of BooksTree Story should be well-received by a variety of readers, professional and non-professional alike . . . The book is well-written and designed, with good pacing that intermixes entertaining and informative narrative in focused chapters that are not overlong.—Maritime Archaeological and Historical SocietyIn this primer, a dendrochronologist explains how tree rings reveal the past via a science that exists 'at the nexus of ecology, climatology and human history.'—New York Times (New & Noteworthy)Table of Contents1. Prologue2. Trees in the desert3. I count the rings down in Africa4. Adonis, Methuselah, and Prometheus5. And the tree was happy6. The Messiah, The Plague, and Shipwrecks Under the City7. The Hockey Stick Posterchild8. Wind of Change9. Winter is coming10. Three tree-ring scientists walk into a bar11. Ghosts, Orphans, and Extra terrestrials12. Disintegration or The Fall of Rome13. It's the end of the world as we know it14. Once upon a time in the West15. Will the wind ever remember?16. After the Gold Rush17. The Forest for the TreesPlaylistList of Tree SpeciesRecommended ReadingsGlossaryBibliography

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Book SynopsisDeftly demonstrates how the rise and fall of social movements throughout history is closely linked to economic and political developments. In the early decades of the twenty-first century, an international movement to slow the pace of climate change mushroomed across the globe. The self-proclaimed Climate Justice movement urges immediate action to reduce carbon emissions and calls for the adoption of bold new policies to address global warming before irreversible and catastrophic damage threatens the habitability of the planet. On another front, since the 1980s, multiple waves of resistance have occurred around the world against the uneven transition from state-led development to the neoliberal globalization project. Both Climate Justice and Anti-Austerity movements represent the urgency of understanding how global change affects the ability of citizens around the world to mobilize and protect themselves from planetary warming and the loss of social protections granted in earlier eraTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceIntroduction Chapter 1. Social Movements and Collective Behavior in History and PrehistoryChapter 2. Resistance to Neoliberalism in the Global North and South: National and Local Dynamics Chapter 3. Transnational Movements: Climate Justice Chapter 4. The New Global Left and the World Revolution of 20xx: Movements, Culture, Fronts, and OrganizationChapter 5. Evolution of the Global Right in the GeocultureChapter 6. The Future of Global Change and Social Movements NotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow can we all work together to eliminate the avoidable injustices that plague our health care system and society?Health is determined by far more than a person's choices and behaviors. Social and political conditions, economic forces, physical environments, institutional policies, health care system features, social relationships, risk behaviors, and genetic predispositions all contribute to physical and mental well-being. In America and around the world, many of these factors are derived from a lingering history of unequal opportunities and unjust treatment for people of color and other vulnerable communities. But they aren't the only ones who suffer because of these disparitieseveryone is impacted by the factors that degrade health for the least advantaged among us. In Why Are Health Disparities Everyone's Problem? Dr. Lisa Cooper shows how we can work together to eliminate the injustices that plague our health care system and society. The book follows Cooper's journey from her ch

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction. The Politics and Poetics of the Weather WorldChapter 1. Weather Is EverythingChapter 2. Ways of KnowingChapter 3. Land and WaterChapter 4. Shifting GroundsChapter 5. Broken BodiesChapter 6. The Taste of Things and Comic ReliefChapter 7. The Art of Creative FuturesEpilogue. Ethnographic PoeticsAcknowledgmentsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe laborclimate movement in the U.S. laid the groundwork for the Green New Deal by building a base within labor for supporting climate protection as a vehicle for good jobs. But as we confront the climate crisis and seek environmental justice, a jobs vs. environment discourse often pits workers against climate activists. How can we make a just transition moving away from fossil fuels, while also compensating for the human cost when jobs are lost or displaced? In his timely book,Clean Air and Good Jobs,Todd Vachon examines the laborclimate movement anddemonstrates what can be envisioned and accomplished when climate justice is on labor's agenda and unions work together with other social movements to formulate bold solutions to the climate crisis.Vachonprofiles the workers and union leaders who have been waging a slow, but steadily growing revolution within their unions to make labor as a whole an active and progressive champion for both workers and the environment. Clean Air and Good JTrade Review"A call to scrap the notion that a healthy environment and a healthy economy cannot coexist.... Vachon advocates the so-called Green New Deal, which would remake the economy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy.... Vachon argues for a brand of activism that pushes beyond the bounds of 'Jobs vs. the Environment,' and instead holds out for the 'clean air and good jobs' premise of his title, which, by transforming the energy economy, will necessarily demand workers skilled in growing fields.... [T]he overall argument is worth hearing out.... [T]his book will appeal to climate and clean-energy activists."— Kirkus Reviews“Vachon’s deeply-researched look at the history and present of labor–climate relations makes the case that a truly just transition can only be achieved with radical solidarity, building a unified labor and climate justice movement that moves us past failed neoliberal policies. Clean Air and Good Jobs is an important read for anyone hoping to create a future where we all thrive.”—Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA"Vachon discusses the emerging labor-climate movement, in which workers and US labor organizations seek to replace fossil fuels to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.... A unique idea in this book is a labor-climate spectrum that shows the attitudes and activities of unions from different industries.... Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A call to scrap the notion that a healthy environment and a healthy economy cannot coexist.... Vachon advocates the so-called Green New Deal, which would remake the economy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy.... Vachon argues for a brand of activism that pushes beyond the bounds of 'Jobs vs. the Environment,' and instead holds out for the 'clean air and good jobs' premise of his title, which, by transforming the energy economy, will necessarily demand workers skilled in growing fields.... [T]he overall argument is worth hearing out.... [T]his book will appeal to climate and clean-energy activists."— Kirkus Reviews“Vachon’s deeply-researched look at the history and present of labor–climate relations makes the case that a truly just transition can only be achieved with radical solidarity, building a unified labor and climate justice movement that moves us past failed neoliberal policies. Clean Air and Good Jobs is an important read for anyone hoping to create a future where we all thrive.”—Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA"Vachon discusses the emerging labor-climate movement, in which workers and US labor organizations seek to replace fossil fuels to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.... A unique idea in this book is a labor-climate spectrum that shows the attitudes and activities of unions from different industries.... Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice"The book is timely.... Vachon has boldly begun the project of recentering labor in sociological discussions of climate change. This should be instructive for environmental sociologists and social movements’ scholars alike, but also for cognate fields.... Readers will therefore find much to like in Vachon’s monograph, from its arguments and analysis, to the model of scholarship it represents."—Social Forces"On the whole, Vachon’s book offers a well-researched and timely look at the intersection of climate and labor, helping to make sense of a wide array of perspectives within the labor movement and offering a tempered but hopeful outlook on U.S. labor’s capacity to take up the cause of climate justice in the coming years."—Journal of Labor and Society"Vachon's book provides valuable information for anyone interested in accelerating the massive sociotechnical challenge of transitioning from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable energy economy over the next 30 years.... Those coming from an economic perspective that see themselves as allies with the interests of labor can learn much regarding labor's implicit disillusionment with the discipline."—Economic Development Quarterly"Vachon gives us an eminently accessible and useful account of the sociopolitical context, composition, and goals of the labor–climate movement (LCM).... Clean Air and Good Jobs delivers an essential read for those interested in the US labor movement’s relationship with environmental issues and contemporary LCM efforts."—ILR Review

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the reader a broad grounding in the science of Earth Observation (EO) of our changing planet. It contains a comprehensive sequenced discussion covering the significant themes of global change, their cause, and how they can be monitored through time.Trade Review"...the book provides a useful text and reference source for information on remote sensing of the Earth's surface for the study of global environmental change...the book's strengths include the comprehensive material presented in the chapters on remote sensing of the land, oceans and coastal regions, which are areas of expertise for the authors. For this reason alone it is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any student of remote sensing." (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, June 2013) “An exciting and informative book to read and a pleasure to review, this work constitutes a generalist’s dream. . . By that virtue, this book should also appeal to the informed public at large.” (Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 1 October 2012) "A comprehensive and accessible introduction to remote-sensing applications within the area of global environmental monitoring and should represent a welcome addition to the bookshelves of many university libraries, for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and non-specialists with an interest in applying remotely sensed data." (Rachel Gaulton, January 2013, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34:2, 751-752) "This is an extremely valuable bock for educators and students alike, serving as a quick, high level, and accurate reference source for the basics, while offering current and solid examples of applications and results." (Demetrio Zourarakis, Photogrammatic Engineering & Remote Sensing, October 2012) “I would recommend this book to those unfamiliar with remote-sensing methods and applications and to others who want to see how these techniques can be applied to global environmental change.” (The Leading Edge, 1 May 2012) "I highly recommend the well explained and invaluable reference book Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change by Samuel J. Purkis and Victor V. Klemas, to any students, professionals, and policy makers who are seeking a comprehensive and well presented approach to the application of remote sensing technology to global environmental change. This book will enhance and enrich your understanding of remote sensing, and of its accompanying technologies and environmental applications." (Blog Business World, 22 October 2011)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Key concepts. 2 Remote sensing basics. 2.1 Electromagnetic waves. 2.2 The electromagnetic spectrum. 2.3 Reflectance and radiance. 2.4 Atmospheric effects. 2.5 Multispectral feature recognition. 2.6 Resolution requirements. 2.7 Key concepts. 3 Remote sensors and systems. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Remote sensors. 3.2.1 Multispectral satellite sensors. 3.2.2 Digital aerial cameras. 3.2.3 Thermal infrared sensors. 3.2.4 Radar and microwave radiometers. 3.2.5 Laser profilers. 3.3 Remote sensing platforms. 3.3.1 Airborne platforms. 3.3.2 Medium-resolution satellites. 3.3.3 High-resolution satellites. 3.3.4 Global observation satellites. 3.4 The NASA Earth observing system. 3.5 Global Earth observation systems. 3.5.1 Global Climate Observing System. 3.5.2 Global Earth Observation System of Systems. 3.5.3 Integrated Ocean Observing System. 3.6 Existing image archives. 3.7 Key concepts. 4 Digital image analysis. 4.1 Image data format. 4.2 Image pre-processing. 4.3 Image enhancement and interpretation. 4.4 Image classification. 4.5 Image band selection. 4.6 Error assessment. 4.7 Time-series analysis and change detection. 4.8 Field sampling using GPS. 4.9 Use of Geographic Information Systems. 4.10 Key concepts. 5 Monitoring changes in global vegetation cover. 5.1 EM spectrum of vegetation. 5.2 Vegetation indices. 5.3 Biophysical properties and processes of vegetation. 5.4 Classification systems. 5.5 Global vegetation and land cover mapping programmes. 5.5.1 NASA Pathfinder global monitoring project. 5.5.2 International geosphere-biosphere program. 5.5.3 Application of new satellites and radar. 5.6 Remote sensing of vegetation as a monitor for global change. CASE STUDY: Desertification in the African Sahel. CASE STUDY: Deforestation of Amazonia. 5.7 Remote sensing of wetlands change. 5.8 Fire detection. 5.9 Key concepts. 6 Remote sensing of urban environments. 6.1 Urbanization. 6.2 Urban remote sensing. 6.2.1 Three-dimensional urban model generation. 6.2.2 Stereo imaging. 6.2.3 LiDAR. 6.2.4 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). 6.3 Microwave sensing of subsidence. 6.4 Textural metrics. 6.5 Monitoring city growth. 6.6 Assessing the ecology of cities. 6.7 Urban climatology. 6.8 Air quality and air pollution. 6.9 Climate change as a threat to urbanization. 6.10 Key concepts. 7 Surface and ground water resources. 7.1 Remote sensing of inland water quality. 7.2 Remote sensing sediment load and pollution of inland waters. 7.3 Remote sensing non-coastal flooding. 7.4 Bathymetry of inland waters. 7.5 Mapping watersheds at the regional scale. 7.6 Remote sensing of land surface moisture. 7.7 Remote sensing of groundwater. 7.8 Key concepts. 8 Coral reefs, carbon and climate. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 The status of the world's reefs. 8.3 Remote sensing of coral reefs. 8.4 Light, corals and water. 8.4.1 Light and the water surface. 8.4.2 Light and the water body. 8.4.3 Reflectance models for optically shallow waters. 8.4.4 Reflectance signatures of reef substrata. 8.5 Passive optical sensing. 8.6 Sensor-down versus reef-up sensing. 8.7 Spectral unmixing. 8.8 Image-derived bathymetry. 8.9 LiDAR. 8.10 Sonar. 8.11 Sub-bottom acoustic profiling. 8.12 Radar applications. 8.13 Class assemblages and the minimum mapping unit. 8.14 Change detection. 8.15 Key concepts. 9 Coastal impact of storm surges and sea level rise. 9.1 Predicting and monitoring coastal flooding. 9.2 Coastal currents and waves. 9.3 Mapping beach topography. 9.4 LiDAR bathymetry. CASE STUDY: LiDAR application to modelling sea level rise at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. 9.5 Key concepts. 10 Observing the oceans. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Ocean colour, chlorophyll and productivity. 10.3 Hazardous algal blooms and other pollutants. 10.4 Sea surface temperature. CASE STUDY: Upwelling and El Niño. 10.5 Ocean salinity. 10.6 Physical ocean features. 10.6.1 Sea surface elevation and ocean currents. 10.6.2 Sea surface winds. 10.6.3 Ocean waves. 10.6.4 Oil slicks and other surface features. 10.7 Ocean observing systems. 10.8 Marine GIS. 10.9 Key concepts. 11 Monitoring Earth's atmosphere. 11.1 The status of Earth's atmosphere. 11.2 Atmospheric remote sensing. 11.3 The 'A- Train' satellite constellation. 11.3.1 Dancing on the A- Train. 11.4 Remote sensing atmospheric temperature. 11.5 Atmospheric remote sensing of ozone. 11.6 Atmospheric remote sensing of carbon dioxide. 11.7 Remote sensing atmospheric dust. CASE STUDY: Spaceborne monitoring of African dust events. 11.8 Clouds. 11.9 Forecasting Earth's atmosphere. 11.10 Atmospheric models and reality. 11.11 Hurricanes. CASE STUDY: Hurricane Katrina. 11.12 Key concepts. 12 Observing the cryosphere. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 The history and status of the polar ice sheets. 12.3 Ice and sea level. 12.4 Ice and climate. 12.5 Present ice loss in context. 12.6 Remote sensing of the Earth's ice sheets. 12.6.1 Passive optical and thermal remote sensing. 12.6.2 Passive microwave remote sensing. 12.6.3 Active microwave remote sensing. 12.6.4 Active optical remote sensing – ICESat. 12.7 Ice sheet mass balance. CASE STUDY: Disintegration of the Larsen and Wilkins ice shelves. 12.8 Remote sensing permafrost. 12.9 Key concepts. 13 Effective communication of global change information using remote sensing. 13.1 Global environmental change as an interdisciplinary issue. 13.2 Effective communication through accessibility of data. 14 Looking ahead: future developments. 14.1 Emerging technologies. 14.1.1 Fusion in remote sensing. 14.1.2 Hyper-spatial satellites. 14.1.3 Hyperspectral hyper-spatial satellites. 14.2 The near future. 14.3 The more distant future. 14.4 Advanced image analysis techniques. 14.5 Looking ahead at a changing Earth. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhile trade can exacerbate climate change, it will also be a central part of the solution by enhancing both mitigation and adaptation. This report explores the intersection between trade and climate change and the policies that offer the right economic incentives for attaining sustainable growth and poverty reduction through trade.

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Book SynopsisNational Development Financial Institutions (NDFIs) are crucial in mobilizing investments for climate and environmental (C&E) objectives. NDFIs also need to manage C&E related financial risks. This report distills insights and guidance to provide recommendations for greening NDFIs.

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Book SynopsisContends that the United States must transform its outdated migration policies to address today’s realities. Climate change and natural disasters are here to stay, and much of the human devastation left in their wake is essentially a policy choice.

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Book SynopsisContends that the United States must transform its outdated migration policies to address today’s realities. Climate change and natural disasters are here to stay, and much of the human devastation left in their wake is essentially a policy choice.

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Book SynopsisAcknowledging the impending worldwide catastrophe of rising seas in the twenty-first century, Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey outline the impacts on the United States' shoreline and argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat.Trade Review“This is a compelling history of the near-future. Read it to understand the pressures that will shape our planet as the century wears on—and read it as a reminder that we must act now to keep things from getting worse than they must.” -- Bill McKibben, author of * Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? *“For decades the Pilkeys have been unafraid to provide straight talk about the reality of our tense relationship with the coast, whether it's the nature of our highly dynamic coastal landscape, the impacts of shoreline armoring, or the reality of climate change. Here they provide a clear-eyed and sober view of America's future with rapidly rising seas and how woefully unprepared we are for what very well might be our nation's biggest challenge.” -- Chad Nelsen, CEO, Surfrider Foundation"Sea Level Rise is written in direct, nontechnical language that’s absent of dramatic innuendo and is full of information and documentation regarding the anticipated effects of a rising sea level. Ignoring its message could have severe consequences." -- Barry Silverstein * Foreword Reviews *"Careful, thoughtful, conservative — and profoundly disturbing." -- Ben Steelman * Wilmington Star-News *"[Orrin Pilkey and Keith Pilkey] identify the legal, political and financial decisions required to cope with sea level rise as it threatens nearly every aspect of American life, including commerce and shipping, the military, tourism and the design and functioning of major cities. The sober assessment questions whether the recent trend toward building resilient coastal communities is even possible." -- Debbie Elliott * NPR *"[The] approach of highlighting specific communities allows the authors to effectively communicate that just as geographic regions may be differently impacted, as a function of their particular coastal morphology and through the effects of local geologic processes such as subsidence, different reactions may be generated within communities sharing specific regional cultures. . . . Recommended. All readers." -- J. Schoof * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue 1. Flee the Sea: Climate Refugees 2. The End of the Inupiat Way of Life 3. Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Sunny Day Flooding 4. Dirty Waters and Worried Minds: Health Concerns in an Age of Climate Change 5. The Front Line in the Battle: The U.S. Military 6. At-Risk Coastal Environments: Is Resilience Futile? 7. The Environmental Impact of Surging Seas: Life at the Edge 8. Inundated Infrastructure: Imperiled Energy Facilities 9. Coast Catastrophes: Cities on the Brink 10. Under Water: National Flood Insurance and Climate Gentrification 11. What You Can Do about Sea Level Rise Appendix A. Global Delta Population Displacement Potential by 2050 Appendix B. The Economic and Environmental Price of Holding the Shoreline Still with Hart Stablization Appendix C. Living with the Shore Book Series References Index

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Book SynopsisAcknowledging the impending worldwide catastrophe of rising seas in the twenty-first century, Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey outline the impacts on the United States' shoreline and argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat.Trade Review“This is a compelling history of the near-future. Read it to understand the pressures that will shape our planet as the century wears on—and read it as a reminder that we must act now to keep things from getting worse than they must.” -- Bill McKibben, author of * Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? *“For decades the Pilkeys have been unafraid to provide straight talk about the reality of our tense relationship with the coast, whether it's the nature of our highly dynamic coastal landscape, the impacts of shoreline armoring, or the reality of climate change. Here they provide a clear-eyed and sober view of America's future with rapidly rising seas and how woefully unprepared we are for what very well might be our nation's biggest challenge.” -- Chad Nelsen, CEO, Surfrider Foundation"Sea Level Rise is written in direct, nontechnical language that’s absent of dramatic innuendo and is full of information and documentation regarding the anticipated effects of a rising sea level. Ignoring its message could have severe consequences." -- Barry Silverstein * Foreword Reviews *"Careful, thoughtful, conservative — and profoundly disturbing." -- Ben Steelman * Wilmington Star-News *"[Orrin Pilkey and Keith Pilkey] identify the legal, political and financial decisions required to cope with sea level rise as it threatens nearly every aspect of American life, including commerce and shipping, the military, tourism and the design and functioning of major cities. The sober assessment questions whether the recent trend toward building resilient coastal communities is even possible." -- Debbie Elliott * NPR *"[The] approach of highlighting specific communities allows the authors to effectively communicate that just as geographic regions may be differently impacted, as a function of their particular coastal morphology and through the effects of local geologic processes such as subsidence, different reactions may be generated within communities sharing specific regional cultures. . . . Recommended. All readers." -- J. Schoof * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue 1. Flee the Sea: Climate Refugees 2. The End of the Inupiat Way of Life 3. Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Sunny Day Flooding 4. Dirty Waters and Worried Minds: Health Concerns in an Age of Climate Change 5. The Front Line in the Battle: The U.S. Military 6. At-Risk Coastal Environments: Is Resilience Futile? 7. The Environmental Impact of Surging Seas: Life at the Edge 8. Inundated Infrastructure: Imperiled Energy Facilities 9. Coast Catastrophes: Cities on the Brink 10. Under Water: National Flood Insurance and Climate Gentrification 11. What You Can Do about Sea Level Rise Appendix A. Global Delta Population Displacement Potential by 2050 Appendix B. The Economic and Environmental Price of Holding the Shoreline Still with Hart Stablization Appendix C. Living with the Shore Book Series References Index

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Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis

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Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis

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Book SynopsisHow gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warmingWe've all seen the headlines: oceans rising, historic heat waves, mass extinctions, climate refugees. It feels overwhelming, like nothing can make a difference in combating this ongoing global catastrophe. How can we mobilize to save the world when we feel this depressed? Stay Cool enjoins us to laugh our way forward. Human beings have used comedy to cope with difficult realities since the beginning of recorded timethe more dismal the news, the darker the humor. Using this rich tradition of dark comedy to investigate climate change, Aaron Sachs makes the case that gallows humor, a mainstay of African Americans and Jews facing extraordinary oppression, can cultivate endurance, persistence, and solidarity in the face of calamity. Sachs surveys the macabre tradition of laughing during great suffering, from the Black Plague to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906and offers some of the earliest examples of superlative dark comedy. HTrade ReviewSachs is like the Stephen Colbert of scholars—wicked funny and smart, dead serious, and utterly friendly and accessible, all while explaining why it’s so urgent to have a good laugh as we deal with the climate crisis. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry. * Jenny Price, author of Stop Saving the Planet! An Environmentalist Manifesto *Punchy, clarifying, and invigorating. Even while maintaining a happily irreverent tone, Stay Cool explores a deep question: how the environmental movement might learn from previous social movements that kept up their catalytic energy rather than succumb to despondency and defeatism. It is a book perfectly attuned to the challenges of our moment. * Scott Saul, author of Becoming Richard Pryor *Aaron Sachs’ insights burn hot. While ever careful not to minimize our current straits, he guides us toward a sustainable way to think about, well, sustainability. Gallows humor, self-deprecation, the trickster’s ploys—all have served to inoculate those considered without history from the forces of history. Stay Cool recognizes the importance of remembering that within our frail humanity is the possibility of being better, and that one good way to start addressing our climate needs is to learn to laugh at our fallibility, if only so that we are prepared for the not-so-funny work ahead. * Jonathan Holloway, President, Rutgers University, and author of The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans *Aaron Sachs’s central message in Stay Cool is if you want to survive catastrophe—whether one brought on by people or nature—don’t be alarmist, and definitely don’t be earnest and moralistic. Be funny. * Cindy Ott, author of Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon *Feeling in the depths of despair about the future of our planet? As someone who can relate to getting the ‘climate blues,’ I encourage others in the planetary doldrums to read this book! Sachs will challenge your ideas about what climate change activism might look like—and will do so in ways that may lighten your mood at the same time. * Rachel Bezner Kerr, Cornell University, member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change *Declaring that the sanctimonious tones of environmentalists have a demotivating impact, this book muses on how humor might be more effective. It meditates on the role of morale in social movements, noting places where oppressed people turned despondency into determination and defiance, shifting their perspectives toward humor and hope amid despair. Stay Cool encourages a fresh, creative approach to addressing one of the biggest challenges of the time—climate change. * Foreword Reviews *Entertaining and informative. Sachs goes beyond citing papers that back up his thesis. He references many other publications, podcasts, and humorists, almost everything we need to know as the waters rise up before us, and the land behind us burns away, when what we’ll need is a damn good laugh. If it’s too late for that, well then, the joke will be on us. -- JoeAnn Hart * EcoLit Book Review *

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Book SynopsisThe weather governs our lives. It fills gaps in conversations, determines our dress, and influences our architecture. Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-First Century draws from folkloric, literary, and scientific theory to offer up new ways of thinking about this most ancient of phenomena.

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Book SynopsisOur Changing Menu helps us understand how to think about food, rather than what to think. The diversity of the co-authors'' experiences is woven together to create awareness and help us get involved in improving our diets, while reducing food waste and food''s impacts on climate change and the planet. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President, Markets, World Wildlife FundOur Changing Menu unpacks the increasingly complex relationships between food and climate change. Whether you''re a chef, baker, distiller, restaurateur, or someone who simply enjoys a good pizza or drink, it''s time to come to terms with how climate change is affecting our diverse and interwoven food system.Michael P. Hoffmann, Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, and Danielle L. Eiseman offer an eye-opening journey through a complete menu of before-dinner drinks and salads; main courses and sides; and coffee and dessert. Along the way they examine the escalating changes occurring to the Trade ReviewOur Changing Menu is a detailed, lively overview of how the world's most popular eats arrive to the table under more and more challenging conditions... The book's concise analysis of climate science and its effects on water, soil, pests, pollinators, and pathogens is engaging and accessible. * Foreword Review *Our Changing Menu is an excellent introduction to the science behind our changing planet and the problems presented by climate change. Where the book is most successful is the way it takes a massive problem, and breaks it down into solutions that can lead to meaningful action. * Stone Pier Press *This book is very well researched and easy to read. It is also recommended for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge about global food systems and how we can keep on enjoying the foods we know and love in an uncertain time of global change. * Green Teacher *Table of ContentsIntroduction BACKGROUND: SETTING THE TABLE 1. Our Food Supply: From Land and Sea to the Menu 2. Our Changing Climate 3. Climate Change: How It Is Fundamentally Altering the Menu THE MENU 4. Beer, Wine, and Spirits: Raise Your Glass 5. Salads: Distinct, Diverse, Delicious 6. The Main Course 7. Grains, Starches, and Other Sides 8. Dessert and Coffee SOLUTIONS: TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SAVING THE MENU 9. Farmers, Businesses, and Scientists: How They Are Helping 10. What We Can Do

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Book SynopsisBangladesh is currently ranked as one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. In Threatening Dystopias, Kasia Paprocki investigates the politics of climate change adaptation throughout the South Asian nation. Drawing on ethnographic and archival fieldwork, she engages with developers, policy makers, scientists, farmers, and rural migrants to show how Bangladeshi and global elites ignore the history of landscape transformation and its attendant political conflicts. Paprocki looks at how groups craft economic narratives and strategies that redistribute power and resources away from peasant communities. Although these groups claim that increased production of export commodities will reframe the threat of climate change into an opportunity for economic development and growth, the reality is not so simple. For the country''s rural poor, these promises ring hollow. As development dispossesses the poor from agrarian livelihoods, outmigration Trade ReviewThreatening Dystopias offers a revealing political ecological analysis of climate change adaption in the southwestern Khulna region of Bangladesh, a place extremely vulnerable to threats posed by the climate crisis. Paprocki writes with great eloquence[.] Threatening Dystopias is a masterful study of the global politics of climate change adaptation in Bangladesh. * London School of Economics and Political Science Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. "Sluttish, Careless, Rotting Abundance": Prehistories of a Climate Dystopia 2. Threatening Dystopias: Development and Adaptation Regimes 3. Opportunity/Crisis: Knowledge Production and the Politics of Uncertainty 4. The Social Life of Climate Science: Circulations of Knowledge and Uncertainty in Development Practice 5. Autopsy of a Village: Agrarian Change after the Shrimp Boom 6. We Have Come This Far—We Cannot Retreat": Adaptation, Resistance, and Competing Visions of Transformed Futures Conclusion: Climate Justice and the Politics of Possibility

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Book SynopsisHow extreme-right antidemocratic governments around the world are prioritizing profits over citizens, stoking catastrophic wildfires, and accelerating global climate change. Recent years have seen out-of-control wildfires rage across remote Brazilian rainforests, densely populated California coastlines, and major cities in Australia. What connects these separate events is more than immediate devastation and human loss of life. In Global Burning, Eve Darian-Smith contends that using fire as a symbolic and literal thread connecting different places around the world allows us to better understand the parallel, and related, trends of the growth of authoritarian politics and climate crises and their interconnected global consequences. Darian-Smith looks deeply into each of these three cases of catastrophic wildfires and finds key similarities in all of them. As political leaders and big business work together in the pursuit of profits and power, anti-environmentalism has become an essential political tool enabling the rise of extreme right governments and energizing their populist supporters. These are the governments that deny climate science, reject environmental protection laws, and foster exclusionary worldviews that exacerbate climate injustice. The fires in Australia, Brazil and the United States demand acknowledgment of the global systems of inequality that undergird them, connecting the political erosion of liberal democracy with the corrosion of the environment. Darian-Smith argues that these wildfires are closely linked through capitalism, colonialism, industrialization, and resource extraction. In thinking through wildfires as environmental and political phenomenon, Global Burning challenges readers to confront the interlocking powers that are ensuring our future ecological collapse.Trade Review"Global Burning is as powerful as it is succinct. Eve Darian-Smith writes with urgent clarity and conceptual richness as she grapples with some of the most pressing issues of our times. Global Burning is a very teachable book—truly interdisciplinary and international in reach."—Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor"In a daring move that combines the familiar and the unexpected, Eve Darian-Smith adds anti-environmentalism as a distinctive dimension to our understanding of the global rise of extreme far-right governments. Anti-environmentalism assumes a whole range of new meanings in this book –including willful denials of what we know will be disastrous effects."—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University"Global Burning is a brilliant analysis of how a range of anti-democratic trends can be viewed through the lens of catastrophic wildfires across the globe. If you want to understand how to analyze and become involved in a politics of collective resistance aimed at saving both the planet and democracy itself, this is the book to read."—Henry Giroux, author of Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy: Education in a Time of Crisis"As this clearly-argued book makes evident: too much of our politics has aided the forces heating our atmosphere and drying out our forests. It's time to stop." —Bill McKibben, author Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?"This is a book I want my students to read, this is a book my friends and family will read. Simultaneously devastating and hopeful, it repositions the significance of Indigenous ecological knowledge as a key source for worldwide wellbeing." —Jane McMillan, former Canadian Research Chair of Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Communities"The threat of extinction is real and immediate, but Eve Darian-Smith rightfully warns that it cannot be effectively thwarted unless we link the fight for environmental survival with the struggles against global, class, racial, and gender inequalities. A persuasive, solidly documented work." —Walden Bello, co-founder of Focus on the Global South and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award"In Global Burning, Darian-Smith attempts to assemble a big-picture puzzle from a disparate set of pieces... [B]y the end of the book attentive readers may well have seen enough to have their political views altered. Things that didn't seem to be connected before will feel linked by more than daily news coincidences."—Michael Svoboda, Yale Climate Connections"In Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis, Eve Darian-Smithconnects wildfires to the broader economic, social and political issues underlying climate change, exploring how they have become important signifiers of an unfolding global calamity. This is a timely and thought-provoking book that shows that there will be no magic solution to our current predicament until we collectively embrace a fundamental rethinking of human-nature relations and life beyond capitalism." –Dr. Sibo Chen, LSE Review of Books"Global Burning is an accessible and deftly weaved portrayal of the dire situation humanity and all forms of life on earth are facing. It is also a book consumed without sugarcoating... Yet, Darian-Smith never resorts to fatalism. Rather, it is an urgent reality check and call to action." –Jeffrey Bachman, The Developing Economies"Darian-Smith invites the reader to consider wildfires as the catalyst for political disruption and as the end result of parallel political movements and themes that are occurring globally."—Derek Moscato, H-EnvironmentTable of Contents1. Fire as Omen: Introduction 2. Fire as Profit: Global Corporations Rule 3. Fire as Weapon: Rising Global Authoritarianism 4. Fire as Death: Violent Environmental Racism 5. Fire as Disruption: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisGlobal climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for governments across the world. Small wonder that many experts question whether democracies have the ability to cope with the causes and long-term consequences of a changing climate. Some even argue that authoritarian regimes are better equipped to make the tough choices required to tackle the climate crisis.In this incisive book, Daniel Fiorino challenges the assumptions and evidence offered by sceptics of democracy and its capacity to handle climate change. Democracies, he explains, typically enjoy higher levels of environmental performance and produce greater innovation in technology, policy, and climate governance than autocracies. Rather than less democracy, Fiorino calls for a more accountable and responsive politics that will provide democratically-elected governments with the enhanced capacity for collective action on climate and other environmental issues.Table of ContentsTables and box Acknowledgements Preface 1 The Challenge to Governance 2 Do Authoritarian Regimes Do Better? 3 Why Democracies Differ 4 How Democracies Will Handle Climate Change Notes Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThe supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way? In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But there is a formidable hurdle: how do we secure broad public support for a policy that increases fuel costs for consumers? Boyce powerfully argues that carbon pricing can be made just and politically durable only if linked to returning the revenue to the public as carbon dividends. Founded on the principle that the gifts of nature belong to us all, not to corporations or governments, this bold reform could spark a twenty-first-century clean energy revolution. Essential reading for all concerned citizens, policy-makers, and students of public policy and environmental economics, this book will be a transformative contribution to one of the most important policy debates of our era.Trade Review“A wonderfully clear-headed account of how we can fight both climate change and widening inequality. If there’s to be a Green New Deal, this is the kind of policy we’ll need.”Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor “Carbon dividends are key to dealing with the threats of a changing climate. Read this book to learn about an important part of the solution.”George P. Shultz, former US Secretary of State “Boyce makes clear the one climate policy that would work.”James Hansen, former director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies "The threat of climate change is real. But action is still too little, too late. This book provides a bold and disruptive idea that could shape the new wave of policy and action on climate change. It would be ambitious, leading the world to drastically cut emissions, and also equitable, ensuring cooperation in action."Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi "Congress must act to stop the rising damage and costs of climate change -- and that action must be based on sound scientific research. The carbon cap and dividend approach is a simple and fair way to require polluters to pay and put the money into the pockets of American taxpayers. And thanks to Professor Boyce’s research, we know just how effective it can be." U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen"This crisply written book makes a compelling – and highly accessible – case for using carbon pricing to tackle the twin challenges of our time: climate change and income inequality. Covering the science, the markets, and the politics, Boyce argues that a carbon dividend strategy is simple, effective, and fair. Regardless of where one falls in the nuances of the climate policy debate, this is a gem of a volume."Manuel Pastor, director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, University of Southern California "Hooray for James Boyce’s Case for Carbon Dividends. In clear and compelling English, it explains the carbon pollution challenge and makes the case for citizen dividends as a straightforward solution. Too many global warming debates proceed in highly technical terms, leaving regular citizens – rightly -- worried that they will pay the price for new taxes and rules. But carbon dividends – equal remittances from carbon tax revenues sent to every American man, woman, and child each year -- are easy to understand, impose more costs on rich households that currently use more dirty energy, and would leave most working and middle-class families as net winners. This primer should kick start many community debates, because it tells us exactly how the United States can make rapid progress toward a green economy and become a more equal democracy in the process."Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University, and Director of the Scholars Strategy Network "This is the best thing ever written on the subject. Clear, eloquent and irrefutable, it’s a must-read for all concerned with surviving the 21st century."Peter Barnes, author of With Liberty and Dividends for All "People fight climate change when they believe in a solution. Boyce's guide to carbon dividends is the indispensable guide for what's big, bold, fair and strong enough for the job. We need this book!"Camila Thorndike, co-founder, Our Climate "We define the atmosphere as a common property resource, so we can understand carbon dividends as payments by users of the resource to its owners – this is economic democracy. James Boyce uses principles of equity and economic efficiency to build a practical strategy to address climate change."Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Why Cut Carbon? 2. Why a Price on Carbon? 3. What is Carbon Rent? 4. The Carbon Dividend Frequently Asked Questions Further Reading Notes

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Book SynopsisThe supreme challenge of our time is tackling climate change. We urgently need to curtail our use of fossil fuels – but how can we do so in a just and feasible way? In this compelling book, leading economist James Boyce shows that the key to solving this conundrum is to put a limit on carbon emissions, thereby raising the price of fossil fuels and generating strong incentives for clean energy. But there is a formidable hurdle: how do we secure broad public support for a policy that increases fuel costs for consumers? Boyce powerfully argues that carbon pricing can be made just and politically durable only if linked to returning the revenue to the public as carbon dividends. Founded on the principle that the gifts of nature belong to us all, not to corporations or governments, this bold reform could spark a twenty-first-century clean energy revolution. Essential reading for all concerned citizens, policy-makers, and students of public policy and environmental economics, this book will be a transformative contribution to one of the most important policy debates of our era.Trade Review"A wonderfully clear-headed account of how we can fight both climate change and widening inequality. If there’s to be a Green New Deal, this is the kind of policy we’ll need.” Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor “Carbon dividends are key to dealing with the threats of a changing climate. Read this book to learn about an important part of the solution.”George P. Shultz, former US Secretary of State “Boyce makes clear the one climate policy that would work.”James Hansen, former director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies "The threat of climate change is real. But action is still too little, too late. This book provides a bold and disruptive idea that could shape the new wave of policy and action on climate change. It would be ambitious, leading the world to drastically cut emissions, and also equitable, ensuring cooperation in action."Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi "Congress must act to stop the rising damage and costs of climate change -- and that action must be based on sound scientific research. The carbon cap and dividend approach is a simple and fair way to require polluters to pay and put the money into the pockets of American taxpayers. And thanks to Professor Boyce’s research, we know just how effective it can be." U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen"This crisply written book makes a compelling – and highly accessible – case for using carbon pricing to tackle the twin challenges of our time: climate change and income inequality. Covering the science, the markets, and the politics, Boyce argues that a carbon dividend strategy is simple, effective, and fair. Regardless of where one falls in the nuances of the climate policy debate, this is a gem of a volume."Manuel Pastor, director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, University of Southern California "Hooray for James Boyce’s Case for Carbon Dividends. In clear and compelling English, it explains the carbon pollution challenge and makes the case for citizen dividends as a straightforward solution. Too many global warming debates proceed in highly technical terms, leaving regular citizens – rightly -- worried that they will pay the price for new taxes and rules. But carbon dividends – equal remittances from carbon tax revenues sent to every American man, woman, and child each year -- are easy to understand, impose more costs on rich households that currently use more dirty energy, and would leave most working and middle-class families as net winners. This primer should kick start many community debates, because it tells us exactly how the United States can make rapid progress toward a green economy and become a more equal democracy in the process."Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University, and Director of the Scholars Strategy Network "This is the best thing ever written on the subject. Clear, eloquent and irrefutable, it’s a must-read for all concerned with surviving the 21st century."Peter Barnes, author of With Liberty and Dividends for All "People fight climate change when they believe in a solution. Boyce's guide to carbon dividends is the indispensable guide for what's big, bold, fair and strong enough for the job. We need this book!"Camila Thorndike, co-founder, Our Climate "We define the atmosphere as a common property resource, so we can understand carbon dividends as payments by users of the resource to its owners – this is economic democracy. James Boyce uses principles of equity and economic efficiency to build a practical strategy to address climate change."Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the FutureTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Why Cut Carbon? 2. Why a Price on Carbon? 3. What is Carbon Rent? 4. The Carbon Dividend Frequently Asked Questions Further Reading Notes

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Book SynopsisIs climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and mounting carbon emissions, the future looks gloomy. Yet one group of environmentalists, the ‘ecomodernists’, are optimistic. They argue that technological innovation and universal human development hold the keys to an ecologically vibrant future. However, this perspective, which advocates fighting climate change with all available technologies – including nuclear power, synthetic biology and others not yet invented – is deeply controversial because it rejects the Green movement’s calls for greater harmony with nature. In this book, Jonathan Symons offers a qualified defence of the ecomodernist vision. Ecomodernism, he explains, is neither as radical or reactionary as its critics claim, but belongs in the social democratic tradition, promoting a third way between laissez-faire and anti-capitalism. Critiquing and extending ecomodernist ideas, Symons argues that states should defend against climate threats through transformative investments in technological innovation. A good Anthropocene is still possible – but only if we double down on science and humanism to push beyond the limits to growth.Trade Review‘A valuable and timely contribution to the study of environmentalism. Given the seriousness of global climate change, this book provides a window into how ecomodernism fits within the broader framework of contemporary environmental thought.’Jennifer Moore Bernstein, University of Southern California ‘This book is a much-needed corrective to the misconception of ecomodernism as neoliberal techno-optimism. Symons locates ecomodernism firmly within the tradition and logic of social democracy by advancing its most urgent, practical argument – that state-directed low-carbon innovation must be at the heart of our climate response.’Steve Rayner, University of Oxford ‘an upbeat perspective on what might be possible when climate emergency management focuses on state-led innovation and universal development.’ Financial Adviser ​ Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: The Thirty Years Crisis Chapter 2: Ecomodernism and its Critics Chapter 3: Assessing the Technological Challenge Chapter 4: The Politics of Low-Carbon Innovation Chapter 5: Human Flourishing Amid Climate Harms Chapter 6: Global Social Democracy and Geoengineering Justice Conclusion: Climate and its Metaphors Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFor decades, the world’s governments have struggled to move from talk to action on climate. Many now hope that growing public concern will lead to greater policy ambition, but the most widely promoted strategy to address the climate crisis – the use of market-based programs – hasn’t been working and isn’t ready to scale. Danny Cullenward and David Victor show how the politics of creating and maintaining market-based policies render them ineffective nearly everywhere they have been applied. Reforms can help around the margins, but markets’ problems are structural and won’t disappear with increasing demand for climate solutions. Facing that reality requires relying more heavily on smart regulation and industrial policy – government-led strategies – to catalyze the transformation that markets promise, but rarely deliver.Trade Review“Cullenward and Victor provide a refreshingly honest and pragmatic perspective on this complex field. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in climate policy and carbon pricing.”David Wright, University of Calgary “This is a must-read for policymakers, especially the climate intelligentsia who believe that market-based policies are a panacea for the existential threat of climate change. Cullenward and Victor shatter that myth and chart a better course based on proven models that achieve tangible results.”Kevin de León, California Senate President Emeritus “I have spent my career trying to answer the question posed by Cullenward and Victor – how to make climate policy work. This book provides a compelling answer: the deep decarbonization the world needs will only be achieved when governments commit to a vision of transformation that all actors can work towards.”Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation, Founder of IDDRI

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Book SynopsisThe world faces a climate crisis and an ascendant far right. Are these trends related? How does the far right think about the environment, and what openings does the coming crisis present for them? This incisive new book traces the long history of far-right environmentalism and explores how it is adapting to the contemporary world. It argues that the extreme right, after years of denying the reality of climate change, are now showing serious signs of reversing their strategy. A new generation of far-right activists has realized that impending environmental catastrophe represents their best chance yet for a return to relevance. In reality, however, their noxious blend of conspiracy, hatred and violence is no solution at all: it is the ‘eco-socialism of fools’. Only a real commitment to climate justice can save us and stop the far right in its tracks. No-one interested in the struggle against right-wing extremism and the crusade for climate justice can afford to miss this trenchant critique of burgeoning ecofascism.Trade Review“An urgent and comprehensive survey of the risks generated by the nature politics of today's far right – and how to fight them.”Paul Mason, author of How to Stop Fascism “Since the attacks in Christchurch and El Paso in 2019, public discussion of ecofascism has become more urgent than ever. This book adds substantially to our understanding of a challenging subject through critical examination of rapidly evolving environmental politics on the far right.”Peter Staudenmaier, co-author of Ecofascism: Lessons from the German Experience “Essential reading for anyone concerned with politics in a warming world.”Andreas Malm, co-author of White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism“The book ranges widely […], from individual terrorists and the fringes of the internet to main stream political parties.”Adam Weymouth, Resurgence & Ecologist“a captivating and important read.”International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. A History of Far-Right Ecologism 2. The far right and nature now 3. Online far-right ecologism and far-right movements 4. Deadly Ecofascist Violence 5. Towards Ecofascism Proper? Notes

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Book SynopsisExploring one of the greatest potential contributors to climate change—thawing permafrost—and the anxiety of extinction on an increasingly hostile planet Climate scientists point to permafrost as a “ticking time bomb” for the planet, and from the Arctic, apocalyptic narratives proliferate on the devastating effects permafrost thaw poses to human survival. In Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood, Charlotte Wrigley considers how permafrost—and its disappearance—redefines extinction to be a lack of continuity, both material and social, and something that affects not only life on earth but nonlife, too.Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood approaches the topic of thawing permafrost and the wild new economies and mitigation strategies forming in the far north through a study of the Sakha Republic, Russia’s largest region, and its capital city Yakutsk, which is the coldest city in the world and built on permafrost. Wrigley examines people who are creating commerce out of thawing permafrost, including scientists wishing to recreate the prehistoric “Mammoth steppe” ecosystem by eventually rewilding resurrected woolly mammoths, Indigenous people who forage the tundra for exposed mammoth bodies to sell their tusks, and government officials hoping to keep their city standing as the ground collapses under it. Warming begets thawing begets economic activity— and as a result, permafrost becomes discontinuous, both as land and as a social category, in ways that have implications for the entire planet. Discontinuity, Wrigley shows, eventually evolves into extinction.Offering a new way of defining extinction through the concept of “discontinuity,” Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood presents a meditative and story-focused engagement with permafrost as more than just frozen ground.Trade Review "A myth-busting, pioneering ride through climactic upheaval in the Russian Arctic, where extinction is not an end but a becoming. Charlotte Wrigley’s tales of life and matter, death and survival co-mingle, surprise, disrupt, and provoke. Masterful riffs about time across scales reimagine worlds beyond the hubris of scientific technofixes and other false promises of redemption."—Jennifer E. Telesca, author of Red Gold: The Managed Extinction of the Giant Bluefin Tuna "Charlotte Wrigley challenges what we know—or think we know—about permafrost, the finality of extinction, and the role humans play in the Anthropocene. An engaging and thought-provoking read."—Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl "Grounded in the permafrost landscapes of northern Siberia, Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood traverses issues fundamental to our time: the meanings of extinction, the experiences of earth-shaking change, the seductions of engineering both genetic and geological. Told through the many lives—and possible death—of permafrost, Charlotte Wrigley’s theoretically rich narrative pushes us to imagine better worlds."—Bathsheba Demuth, author of Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait "Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood rewards its readers with its sensory experience and its philosophical meditations, arming them with new questions with which to challenge their own slow-churning surroundings."—Science Magazine "Wrigley’s sustained and disparate application of the notion of discontinuity to a wide array of environmental questions makes for a sophisticated, thought-provoking, and often brilliant exploration that enriches scholars’ understandings of how non-living entities can intrude into human endeavors in unexpected ways."—Andy Bruno, The Russian Review

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Book SynopsisExploring one of the greatest potential contributors to climate change—thawing permafrost—and the anxiety of extinction on an increasingly hostile planet Climate scientists point to permafrost as a “ticking time bomb” for the planet, and from the Arctic, apocalyptic narratives proliferate on the devastating effects permafrost thaw poses to human survival. In Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood, Charlotte Wrigley considers how permafrost—and its disappearance—redefines extinction to be a lack of continuity, both material and social, and something that affects not only life on earth but nonlife, too.Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood approaches the topic of thawing permafrost and the wild new economies and mitigation strategies forming in the far north through a study of the Sakha Republic, Russia’s largest region, and its capital city Yakutsk, which is the coldest city in the world and built on permafrost. Wrigley examines people who are creating commerce out of thawing permafrost, including scientists wishing to recreate the prehistoric “Mammoth steppe” ecosystem by eventually rewilding resurrected woolly mammoths, Indigenous people who forage the tundra for exposed mammoth bodies to sell their tusks, and government officials hoping to keep their city standing as the ground collapses under it. Warming begets thawing begets economic activity— and as a result, permafrost becomes discontinuous, both as land and as a social category, in ways that have implications for the entire planet. Discontinuity, Wrigley shows, eventually evolves into extinction.Offering a new way of defining extinction through the concept of “discontinuity,” Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood presents a meditative and story-focused engagement with permafrost as more than just frozen ground.Trade Review "A myth-busting, pioneering ride through climactic upheaval in the Russian Arctic, where extinction is not an end but a becoming. Charlotte Wrigley’s tales of life and matter, death and survival co-mingle, surprise, disrupt, and provoke. Masterful riffs about time across scales reimagine worlds beyond the hubris of scientific technofixes and other false promises of redemption."—Jennifer E. Telesca, author of Red Gold: The Managed Extinction of the Giant Bluefin Tuna "Charlotte Wrigley challenges what we know—or think we know—about permafrost, the finality of extinction, and the role humans play in the Anthropocene. An engaging and thought-provoking read."—Jonathan C. Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl "Grounded in the permafrost landscapes of northern Siberia, Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood traverses issues fundamental to our time: the meanings of extinction, the experiences of earth-shaking change, the seductions of engineering both genetic and geological. Told through the many lives—and possible death—of permafrost, Charlotte Wrigley’s theoretically rich narrative pushes us to imagine better worlds."—Bathsheba Demuth, author of Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait "Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood rewards its readers with its sensory experience and its philosophical meditations, arming them with new questions with which to challenge their own slow-churning surroundings."—Science Magazine "Wrigley’s sustained and disparate application of the notion of discontinuity to a wide array of environmental questions makes for a sophisticated, thought-provoking, and often brilliant exploration that enriches scholars’ understandings of how non-living entities can intrude into human endeavors in unexpected ways."—Andy Bruno, The Russian Review

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Book SynopsisThe globalized era is characterized by a high degree of interconnectedness across borders and continents and this includes human migration. Migration flows have led to new governance challenges and, at times, populist political backlashes. A key driver of migration is environmental conflict and this is only likely to increase with the effects of climate change. Bringing together world-leading researchers from across political science, environmental studies, economics and sociology, this urgent book uses a multifaceted theoretical and methodological approach to delve into core questions and concerns surrounding migration, climate change and conflict, providing invaluable insights into one of the most pressing global issues of our time.Trade Review“A timely investigation…at a moment when such debates as the classification of climate refugees or effective, rights‐based governance in a changing global environment are centerstage.” World Medical and Health PolicyTable of ContentsEnvironmental and resource-related conflicts, migration and governance; Tim Krieger, Diana Panke and Michael Pregernig Renewable resource scarcity, conflicts, and migration; Tobias Ide Extractive resources, conflicts, and migration; Indra de Soysa Climate change, conflicts, and migration; Lisa Thalheimer and Christian Webersik The individual level: Selection effects; Diane C. Bates The individual level: Sorting effects; Tim Krieger, Laura Renner and Lena Schmid Migration governance on the state level: Policy developments and effects; Marc Helbling Environmental migration governance on the regional level; Federica Cristani, Elisa Fornalé and Sandra Lavenex Migration governance at the global level: Intergovernmental organizations and environmental change-induced migration; Martin Geiger The link between forced migration and conflict; Seraina Rüegger and Heidrun Bohnet Conflict-prone minerals, forced migration and norm dynamics in the Kimberley Process and ICGLR; J. Andrew Grant On the nexus between environmental conflict, migration and governance ─ concluding remarks. - Günther G. Schulze

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Book SynopsisLeading green criminologist Rob White asks what can be learned from the problem-solving focus of crime prevention to help face the challenges of climate change in this call to arms for criminology and criminologists. Industries such as energy, food and tourism and the systematic destruction of the environment through global capitalism are scrutinized for their contribution to global warming. Ideas of ‘state-corporate crime’ and 'ecocide’ are introduced and explored in this concise overview of criminological writings on climate change. This sound and robust application of theoretical concepts to this ‘new’ area also includes commentary on topical issues such as the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement. Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, which draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology.Trade Review"White's overall message is one of critique, connectivity, inclusion and collective enterprise. For him, a climate change criminology requires us to get to know our planet - what is going on where and why, and what we can do about it. It is an ambitious transdisciplinary challenge, but a sensible one it is hard to argue against it. There is no more pressing problem facing the continuation of the human species and Rob White has ensured that green criminology asserts a central place in the future of humanity and that of all living things." Reece Walters, Queensland University of Technology"With this book, Rob White is breaking new ground. The book is an important addition to the climate change literature. White establishes here the urgency of knowing who is doing what to prevent, stop, encourage and/or expand climate change, as well as the injustices produced by the phenomenon." Ragnhild Sollund, University of OsloTable of ContentsClimate change and criminology Global warming as ecocide In the heat of the moment Climate change catastrophes and social intersections Climate change victims Carbon criminals Criminal justice responses to climate change Criminological responses to climate change

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Book SynopsisThis urgent book brings our cities to the fore in understanding the human input into climate change. The demands we are making on nature by living in cities has reached a crisis point and unless we make significant changes to address it, the prognosis is terminal consumption. Providing a radical new argument that integrates global understandings of making nature and making cities, the authors move beyond current policies of mitigation and adaption and pose the challenge of urban stewardship to tackle the crisis. Their new way of thinking re-orients possibilities for environmental policy and calls for us to reinvent our cities as spaces for activism.Table of ContentsDeclarations: Root and Branch Unthinking Alternate: Jane Jacobs’ Legacy Inside Out: Twelve Antithesis Authenticating Cities Reset: Anthropogenic Climate Change Is Urban Not Modern Action: Can We Stop Terminal Consumption?

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Book SynopsisThis urgent book brings our cities to the fore in understanding the human input into climate change. The demands we are making on nature by living in cities has reached a crisis point and unless we make significant changes to address it, the prognosis is terminal consumption. Providing a radical new argument that integrates global understandings of making nature and making cities, the authors move beyond current policies of mitigation and adaption and pose the challenge of urban stewardship to tackle the crisis. Their new way of thinking re-orients possibilities for environmental policy and calls for us to reinvent our cities as spaces for activism.Table of ContentsDeclarations: Root and Branch Unthinking Alternate: Jane Jacobs’ Legacy Inside Out: Twelve Antithesis Authenticating Cities Reset: Anthropogenic Climate Change Is Urban Not Modern Action: Can We Stop Terminal Consumption?

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic gives an opportunity to relaunch global economic systems with a better balance between the social and environmental dimensions. There is a need for a scientifically-based step towards a strong Green Deal: a Climate Pact for the EU. Based on a bestselling French book, this English translation provides a summary of the facts on the climate issue, the solutions available and their costs. It outlines the political advantages and challenges current policy, practice and thinking at a time when populist leaders are transforming politics worldwide. This timely book will contribute to a renewed political vision for the EU, the European Economic Area, the UK and Africa.Table of ContentsPreface – Mary Robinson How We Can Win the Battle - Nicolas Hulot 2020 – A Warning Shot 1. Our Home Is Burning, and We Are Looking Elsewhere 2. Global Warming: The Essential Cause Is Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 3. “Soon It Will Be Too Late…” Say 15,000 Scientists 4. When the UN Environment Programme Denounces “…This Catastrophic Climate Gap” Between the Reductions Needed and the National Pledges… 5. Zero Net Carbon Emissions? Yes, It’s Possible 6. Can We Make a Colossal Development Program Work? We Can Do It! 7. 1,000 Billion Euros for the Climate? If They Are Really Needed Yes, We Can Do It! 8. Putting Finance Back to the Service of the Common Good: The European Climate-Employment Pact 9. Save the Climate, and Save Europe? It’s Now or Never! Conclusion: Creating a New Development Model

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Book SynopsisPolitical elites have been evading the causes of climate change through deceptive fixes. Their market-type instruments such as carbon trading aim to incentivise technological innovation which will supposedly decarbonize or replace dominant high-carbon systems. In practice this techno-market framework has perpetuated climate change and social injustices, thus provoking public controversy. Using this opportunity, social movements have counterposed low-carbon, resource-light, socially just alternatives. Such transformative mobilisations can fulfil the popular slogan, ‘System Change Not Climate Change’. This book develops key critical concepts through case studies such as GM crops, biofuels, waste incineration and Green New Deal agendas.Table of Contents1. Introduction to techno-market fixes versus system change 2. Techno-market fixes provoke controversies and alternatives: the big picture 3. EU’s agribiotech fix: stimulating blockages and agroecological alternatives 4. EU’s biofuels fix: prioritising an investment climate 5. UK waste incineration fix: perpetuating and displacing waste burdens 6. Green New Deal agendas: system change versus continuity 7. Conclusion: What social agency for system change?

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Book SynopsisIn the teeth of climate emergency, hope has to remain possible, because life insists on it. But hope also has to be realistic. And doesn’t realism about our plight point towards despair? Don’t the timid politicians, the failed summits and the locked-in consumerism all just mean that we have left things far too late to avoid catastrophe? There is a deeper realism of transformation which can keep life powerful within us. It comes at the price of accepting that our condition is tragic. That, in turn, calls for a harsher, more revolutionary approach to the demands of the emergency than most activists have yet been prepared to adopt. This is a book to think with, to argue and disagree with – and to hope with.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hope, Realism and the Climate Crisis 1. The Demands of Realism 2. Transformation? 3. Creating Possibility 4. Responsibility Beyond Morality 5. The Bounds of Utopia 6. Climate Crisis as Tragedy 7. On the Way to Revolution 8. The New Revolutionary Dynamic 9. The Vanguard of Hope

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Book SynopsisIn the teeth of climate emergency, hope has to remain possible, because life insists on it. But hope also has to be realistic. And doesn’t realism about our plight point towards despair? Don’t the timid politicians, the failed summits and the locked-in consumerism all just mean that we have left things far too late to avoid catastrophe? There is a deeper realism of transformation which can keep life powerful within us. It comes at the price of accepting that our condition is tragic. That, in turn, calls for a harsher, more revolutionary approach to the demands of the emergency than most activists have yet been prepared to adopt. This is a book to think with, to argue and disagree with – and to hope with.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hope, Realism and the Climate Crisis 1. The Demands of Realism 2. Transformation? 3. Creating Possibility 4. Responsibility Beyond Morality 5. The Bounds of Utopia 6. Climate Crisis as Tragedy 7. On the Way to Revolution 8. The New Revolutionary Dynamic 9. The Vanguard of Hope

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In recent years, climate litigation has become an important subject of global scholarly and policy interest. However, developments within the Global South, particularly in Africa, have been largely neglected. This volume brings together an international team of contributors to provide a much-needed examination of climate litigation in Africa. The book outlines how climate litigation in Africa is distinct as well as pinpointing where it connects with the global conversation. Chapters engage with crucial themes such as human rights approaches to climate governance, corporate liability and the role of gender in climate litigation. Spanning a range of approaches and jurisdictions, the book challenges universal concepts around climate and the role of activism (including litigation) in seeking to advance climate governance.Table of Contents1. Africa, Climate Justice and the Role of the Courts – Kim Bouwer, Uzuazo Etemire, Tracy-Lynn Field and Ademola Oluborode Jegede Part 1: Legal Tools, Opportunities and Barriers 2. Towards a Risk-Thematic Approach for African Climate Litigation - Tracy-Lynn Field 3. State Duty to ‘Protect’ Rights and Legal Obstacles to Climate Litigation – Ademola Oluborode Jegede 4. Litigation against Coal-fired Power in South Africa: Lessons from and for global Climate Litigation to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions – Nicole Loser 5. Climate Change Litigation in Civil Law African Countries: An Assessment of Barriers and Potentialities in Cameroon - Daniel Armel Owona Mbarga Part 2: Rights-Based Approaches 6. The Prospects and Challenges of Litigating Climate Change Before the African Regional Human Rights Bodies - Elsabe Boshoff 7. Climate Change Displacement Litigation in Africa: A Human Rights and Refugee Law-Based Approach – Judge John Mativo 8. The Vulnerability of African Indigenous Peoples Meteorological Knowledge in the Climate Change Debate – Fiona Batt 9. Rights-Based Climate Change Litigation against Private Actors – Pia Rebelo 10. Different Roads to the Same Destination: Climate Change Litigation in South Africa and the Netherlands and the Role of Human Rights in the Mitigation of Climate Change – Sanita van Wyk Part 3: Justice, Equity and Activism 11. Climate Change and Multinationals in Nigeria: A Case for Climate Justice - Eghosa O. Ekhator 12. Law and Climate Change in North African Countries: Morocco as a Case Study - Riyad Fakhri and Youness Lazrak Hassouni 13. Climate Litigation in South Africa and Nigeria: Legal Opportunities and Gender Perspectives - Pedi Obani 14. Future citizens: Intergenerational Equity in Climate Activism - Bright Nkrumah

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Book SynopsisBased on the author’s eight years of fieldwork with the United Nations-led Conference of Parties (COP), In Quest of a Shared Planet offers an illuminating first-person ethnographic perspective on climate change negotiations. Focusing on the Paris Agreement, anthropologist Naveeda Khan introduces readers to the only existing global approach to the problem of climate change, one that took nearly thirty years to be collectively agreed upon. She shares her detailed descriptions of COP21 to COP25 and growing understanding of the intricacies of the climate negotiation process, leading her to ask why countries of the Global South invested in this slow-moving process and to explore how they have maneuvered it. With a focus on the Bangladeshi delegation at the COPs, Khan draws out what it means to be a small, poor, and dependent country within the negotiation process. Her interviews with negotiators within country delegations uncover their pathways to the negotiating tables. Through observations of training sessions of negotiators of the Global South, Khan seeks to reveal understandings of what is or is not achievable within negotiated texts and the power of deal-making and deferrals. She profiles individuals who had committed themselves to the climate negotiation process, moving between the Secretariat, Parties, activists, and the wider UN system to bring their principles, strategies, emotions, and visions into view. She explores how the newest pillar of climate action, loss and damage, emerged historically and how developed countries attempted to control it in the process. Khan suggests that we understand the Global South’s pursuit of loss and damage not only as a politics of forcing the issue of a conjoined future upon the Global North, but as a gift to the youth of the world to secure that future. With this book Khan hopes to rekindle an older way of doing politics through the tenets of diplomacy upheld by the UN that have been overshadowed of late by the politics of confrontation. She stresses that while the tension between efforts of equity and solidarity and global economic competition, which have run through the negotiation process, might undercut the urgency to carry out climate mitigation, it needs to be addressed for meaningful and sustainable climate action. Deeply insightful and highly readable, In Quest of a Shared Planet is a stirring call to action that highlights the key role responsive and active youth have in climate negotiations. It is an invitation not only to understand the climate negotiation process, but also to navigate it (for those planning to attend sessions themselves) and to critique it—with, the author hopes, sympathy and an eye to viable alternatives. In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South is available from the publisher on an open-access basis.Table of ContentsList of Acronyms and Abbreviations | ix Bodies under the UNFCCC | xiii Introduction: The Climate Regime | 1 1 How to COP | 11 2 The Voice of Bangladesh | 38 3 Who Wants to Be a Negotiator? | 59 4 Politics in Between-Spaces | 78 5 Accounting for Change in the Paris Agreement | 104 6 A Thrice-Told Tale of Negotiations | 123 7 The House of Loss and Damage | 154 Conclusion: The Gift of the Global South | 173 Acknowledgments | 181 Notes | 185 Bibliography | 195 Index | 219

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Book SynopsisBased on the author’s eight years of fieldwork with the United Nations-led Conference of Parties (COP), In Quest of a Shared Planet offers an illuminating first-person ethnographic perspective on climate change negotiations. Focusing on the Paris Agreement, anthropologist Naveeda Khan introduces readers to the only existing global approach to the problem of climate change, one that took nearly thirty years to be collectively agreed upon. She shares her detailed descriptions of COP21 to COP25 and growing understanding of the intricacies of the climate negotiation process, leading her to ask why countries of the Global South invested in this slow-moving process and to explore how they have maneuvered it. With a focus on the Bangladeshi delegation at the COPs, Khan draws out what it means to be a small, poor, and dependent country within the negotiation process. Her interviews with negotiators within country delegations uncover their pathways to the negotiating tables. Through observations of training sessions of negotiators of the Global South, Khan seeks to reveal understandings of what is or is not achievable within negotiated texts and the power of deal-making and deferrals. She profiles individuals who had committed themselves to the climate negotiation process, moving between the Secretariat, Parties, activists, and the wider UN system to bring their principles, strategies, emotions, and visions into view. She explores how the newest pillar of climate action, loss and damage, emerged historically and how developed countries attempted to control it in the process. Khan suggests that we understand the Global South’s pursuit of loss and damage not only as a politics of forcing the issue of a conjoined future upon the Global North, but as a gift to the youth of the world to secure that future. With this book Khan hopes to rekindle an older way of doing politics through the tenets of diplomacy upheld by the UN that have been overshadowed of late by the politics of confrontation. She stresses that while the tension between efforts of equity and solidarity and global economic competition, which have run through the negotiation process, might undercut the urgency to carry out climate mitigation, it needs to be addressed for meaningful and sustainable climate action. Deeply insightful and highly readable, In Quest of a Shared Planet is a stirring call to action that highlights the key role responsive and active youth have in climate negotiations. It is an invitation not only to understand the climate negotiation process, but also to navigate it (for those planning to attend sessions themselves) and to critique it—with, the author hopes, sympathy and an eye to viable alternatives. In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South is available from the publisher on an open-access basis.Table of ContentsList of Acronyms and Abbreviations | ix Bodies under the UNFCCC | xiii Introduction: The Climate Regime | 1 1 How to COP | 11 2 The Voice of Bangladesh | 38 3 Who Wants to Be a Negotiator? | 59 4 Politics in Between-Spaces | 78 5 Accounting for Change in the Paris Agreement | 104 6 A Thrice-Told Tale of Negotiations | 123 7 The House of Loss and Damage | 154 Conclusion: The Gift of the Global South | 173 Acknowledgments | 181 Notes | 185 Bibliography | 195 Index | 219

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Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to the concepts behind the popular understanding of climate and global warming. The author provides readers with a survey and reference to the subject to be used before, during and after they delve into the details of statistics, dynamics and thermodynamics. Dynamic Climatology reviews the basic concepts in the study of dynamic climatology, their expression in the form of equations and the physics of models used to reproduce the weather phenomena of a specific location. It takes a historical approach concentrating on the development of ideas during the last four hundred years. Unlike most books in this field, which are devoted to a single aspect of dynamic climatology, the intent of this volume is to present a coherent narrative of the different components of climate thus providing a solid basis of understanding.Trade Review"One of the best textbooks I have read... In not trying to do too much it achieves everything." Times Higher Education Supplement "Graduate students and advanced undergraduates will find this book very useful for both refreshing forgotten material and learning the essentials of atmosphere science for the first time. Carefully and clearly written, interesting historical accounts enliven most topics, making for a work that is simultaneously rigorous, concise, and interesting." – Professor James Burt, University of Wisconsin, MadisonTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Part I: The Field of Dynamic Climatology: . Part II: Mathematics:. 1. Geometry. 2. Differential Calculus. 3. Partial Derivatives. 4. Integral Calculus. 5. Development of Calculus. 6. Vectors. 7. The Exponential and Complex Numbers. 8. Finite Differences. 9. Comment. Part III: Statistics:. 10. Data. 11. One Variable Descriptive Statistics. 12. Two Variables. 13. Dependence. 14. Dependence for More Than One Variable. 15. Comment. Part IV: Mechanics:. 16. Newton's Definitions and Laws. 17. Base Units. 18. Derived Units. 19. Discussion. Part V: Thermodynamics:. 20. Definitions. 21. The Equation of State - The Macroscopic Approach. 22. Atmospheric Composition. 23. Heat. 24. The First Law of Thermodynamics. 25. The Carnot Cycle. 26. Dry Adiabats and Potential Temperature. 27. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. 28. Water. 29. Discussion. Part VI: Radiation: . 30. Early Work. 31. Quanta. 32. Definitions of Laws of Radiation. 33. Applications to the Earth. 34. Comment. Part VII: Atmospheric Equations:. 35. The Nature of Fluids. 36. Continuity - Conservation of Mass. 37. Molecular Viscosity. 38. The Stress Tenor. 39. Navier-Stokes Equations. 40. Turbulent Eddy Viscosity. 41. The Vector Equation of Motion. 42. General Coordinates. 43. Some Simple Solutions. 44. Fluid Rotation. 45. The Equation Set. 46. Comment. Part VIII: Observed Angular Momentum and Energy: . 47. Perspective. 48. Angular Momentum. 49. The Partition of Energy. 50. The Lorenz Model of Energy Flow. 51. Heat Budget. 52. Water Budget. 53. Conversion between Scales of Motion. 54. The General Circulation. Part IX: Towards an Explanation of Climate: . 55. The Problem. 56. Numerical Modeling. 57. Climate Modeling. Part X: Concluding Remarks:. 58. Power Notation. 59. Constants. 60. Conversions. 61. World Data. Index.

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Book SynopsisSo far, humanity hasn’t done very well in addressing the ongoing climate catastrophe. Veteran science educator L. S. Gardiner believes we can learn to do better by understanding how we’ve dealt with other types of environmental risks in the past and why we are dragging our feet in addressing this most urgent emergency. Weaving scientific facts and research together with humor and emotion, Gardiner explores human responses to erosion, earthquakes, fires, invasive species, marine degradation, volcanic eruptions, and floods in order to illuminate why we find it so challenging to deal with climate change. Insight emerges from unexpected places—a mermaid exhibit, a Magic 8 Ball, and midcentury cartoons about a future that never came to be. Instead of focusing on the economics and geopolitics of the debate over climate change, this book brings large-scale disaster to a human scale, emphasizing the role of the individual. We humans do have the capacity to deal with disasters. When we face threatening changes, we don’t just stand there pretending it isn’t so, we do something. But because we’re human, our responses aren’t always the right ones the first time—yet we can learn to do better. This book is essential reading for all who want to know how we can draw on our strengths to survive the climate catastrophe and forge a new relationship with nature.

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