Climate change Books

Book SynopsisPioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric Climate Governance focuses on pioneers, leaders and followers as central drivers for international climate change governance innovations.A burgeoning literature has identified pioneers and leaders as central drivers for international climate change governance innovations. A wide range of actors (such as international organisations, the European Union, NGOs, corporations and cities) have been identified as potential and actual climate pioneers and/or leaders. Despite this, much of the academic debate is still largely focused on states. To address this research gap, this volume focuses primarily on non-state actors in different multilevel and polycentric governance structures. The chapters offer a critical analysis of the different types of actors (e.g. the EU, corporate actors, NGOs and cities) who can act as pioneers and/or leaders at different levels of climate governance (including the internation

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Book SynopsisThis is a delightful, interesting book that details how Norbury Park estate has implemented numerous strategies to become 8,000 tonnes carbon negative per year.Anybody who reads it will be inspired by the vision it expresses, and the systematic, adaptive and disciplined approach to taken to pursue that vision.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of essential statistical concepts, useful statistical methods, data visualization, and computing tools for the climate and related sciences. This book is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in climatology and its connected fields who wish to learn data science, statistics, R and Python programming.Trade Review'Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python by Sam Shen and Jerry North is a fabulous addition to the set of tools for scientists, educators and students who are interested in working with data relevant to climate variability and change … I can testify that this book is an enormous help to someone like me. I no longer can simply ask my grad students and postdocs to download and analyze datasets, but I still want to ask questions and find data-based answers. This book perfectly fills the 40-year gap since I last had to do all these things myself, and I can't wait to begin to use it … I am certain that teachers will find the book and supporting materials extremely beneficial as well. Professors Shen and North have created a resource of enormous benefit to climate scientists.' Phillip A. Arkin, University of Maryland'This book is a gem. It is the proverbial fishing rod to those interested in statistical analysis of climate data and visualization that facilitates insightful interpretation. By providing a plethora of actual examples and R and Python scripts, it lays out the “learning by doing” foundation upon which students and professionals alike can build their own applications to explore climate data. This book will become an invaluable desktop reference in Climate Statistics.' Ana P. Barros, University of Illinois Urbana-Champain'A valuable toolkit of practical statistical methods and skills for using computers to analyze and visualize large data sets, this unique book empowers readers to gain physical understanding from climate data. The authors have carried out fundamental research in this field, and they are master teachers who have taught the material often. Their expertise is evident throughout the book.' Richard C. J. Somerville, University of California, San Diego'This book is written by experts in the field, working on the frontiers of climate science. It enables instructors to 'flip the classroom', and highly motivated students to visualize and analyze their own data sets. The book clearly and succinctly summarizes the applicable statistical principles and formalisms and goes on to provide detailed tutorials on how to apply them, starting with very simple tasks and moving on to illustrate more advanced, state-of-the-art techniques. Having this book readily available should reduce the time required for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to achieve sufficient proficiency in research methodology to become productive scientists in their own right.' John M. Wallace, University of WashingtonTable of Contents1. Basics of Climate Data Arrays, Statistics, and Visualization; 2. Elementary Probability and Statistics; 3. Estimation and Decision Making; 4. Regression Models and Methods; 5. Matrices for Climate Data; 6. Covariance Matrices, EOFs, and PCs; 7. Introduction to Time Series; 8. Spectral Analysis of Time Series; 9. Introduction to Machine Learning; References and Further Reading; Exercises; Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Climate change and Agriculture: State of the Art, Challenges, and Perspectives Imran, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, and Abdel Rehman Altawaha Chapter 2 Climate-Smart Plants Combat Climate Change and Liable for Food Security Imran, Amanullah, and Abdel- Rehman Altawaha Chapter 3 Adapting Crops to Climate Change Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaaha, Samia Khanum, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, Imran, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Mousumi Mondal, Nidal Odat, Abhijit Dey, Nujoud Alimad, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha , Saher Islam, and Mohammad Shatnawi Chapter 4 Role of Biotechnology in Climate-Resilient Agriculture Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaaha, Rachid Mrabet, Mina Bayanati, Banothu Santhosh, Noureddine Benkeblia, Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Hiba Alatrash, Yaman Jabbour, Abhijit Dey, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha and Saher Islam Chapter 5 Breeding Crops for Tolerance to Salinity, Heat and Drought Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaha*, Nidal Odat, Noureddine Benkeblia, Naila Kerkoub, ZinebLabidi, Mahyeddine Boumendjel,Hichem Nasri,Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Mina Bayanati, Hiba Alatrash, Abhijit Dey, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeethaand Saher Islam Chapter 6 Innovative approaches in breeding of climate-resilient crops Sandra Cvejić, Siniša Jocić, Goran Bekavac, Milan Mirosavljević, Ana Marjanović Jeromela, Miroslav Zorić, Aleksandra Radanović, Ankica Kondić-Špika, Dragana Miladinović Chapter 7 Challenges of Soil Fertility under Changing Climate and its opposing components Imran, Amanullah, Ibrahim Ortas, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Arif, Abdel- Rehman Altawaha and Mohammad Ilyas Chapter 8 The declining trend of Soil Fertility with Climate Change and its solution Imran, Amanullah and Ibrahim Ortas Chapter 9 Nano-Black Carbon is an Organic Tool for the Alleviation of Abiotic Stresses and its Certain Damages under Changing Climate Imran, Amanullah, Muhammad Arif, Abdel-Rehman Altawaha, and Tariq Mahmood Chapter 10 Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Non-Legume Plant and Changing Climate Abdel Rahman M.S. Al Tawaaha, Pratibha Vyas, Arun Karnwalc Noureddine Benkeblia, Swapnil Ganesh Sanmukh, Eduard Torrents Serra, Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Abhijit Dey, Nujoud Alimad, , Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Saher Islam, Mohammad Shatnawi, Chapter 11 Role of Phosphorus in Imparting Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Plants Bhaswati Baroowa, Sreyashi Paul and Nirmali Gogoi Chapter 12 Climate Change and Cereal Production Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaha, Javeid Ahmed Dar, Amreena Sultan, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, Imran, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Nidal Odat, Hiba Alatrash Chapter 13 Impact of climate change on tea cultivation and adaptation strategies: Special emphasis on tea pests in North East India Azariah Babu, Somnath Roy, Rupanjali Deb Baruah, Bhabesh Deka, Kamruza Z. Ahmed , Sourajit Bayen and Suman Sarkar Chapter 14 Impact of Climate Change on Integrated Pest Management Strategies Sonja Gvozdenac, Boško Dedić, Sanja Mikić, Jelena Ovuka, Dragana Miladinović Chapter 15 Climate Change and its Effects on Plant Viruses Aarshi Srivastava, Vineeta Pandey and R.K.Gaur Chapter 16 Green chemistry in sustainable use of agrowaste Pratibha Deka, Mayuree Gohain, Nilutpal Bhuyan, Nirmali Gogoi, Rupam Kataki2 Chapter 17 Assessing Satellite-Based Products in Characterizing Agricultural Drought Under Climate Change in Northeast Brazil Franklin Paredes-Trejo, Humberto Alves Barbosa, Jason Giovannettone, T.V. Lakshmi Kumar, Manoj Kumar Thakur, Catarina de Oliveira Buriti and José Prieto Chapter 18 Understanding smallholder farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change: The case of the Zambezi region, Namibia. Lee-Ann Steenkamp and Winnie Thebuho Index

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Book SynopsisWhat causes Ice Ages? How did we learn about them? What were their affects on the social history of humanity? Allan Mazur''s book tells the appealing history of the scientific ''discovery'' of Ice Ages. How we learned that much of the Earth was repeatedly covered by huge ice sheets, why that occurred, and how the waning of the last Ice Age paved the way for agrarian civilization and, ultimately, our present social structures. The book discusses implications for the current ''controversies'' over anthropogenic climate change, public understanding of science, and (lack of) ''trust in experts''. In parallel to the history and science of Ice Ages, sociologist Mazur highlights why this is especially relevant right now for humanity. Ice Ages: Their Social and Natural History is an engrossing combination of natural science and social history: glaciology and sociology writ large.Trade Review'Allan Mazur takes us on a fascinating journey through two million years of Earth history and human history, linking the two through a lucid description of the great Ice Age fluctuations in climate. This is a book for all readers interested in our shared human career, and in how the dynamic surface of the Earth has influenced that career through the ages.' Peter Bellwood, Australian National University'Allan Mazur gives us a masterful exemplar of the history of science. He shows specialists from several disciplines and nonspecialists with just a modicum of science how diverse paths of inquiry over recent human history have revealed the details of prehistory going far back into geological time. He shows us how more detail is known than might have been imagined when the scientific work began in the 18th century. Not since Simon Winchester's Krakatoa has the science of geology been so absorbing! More importantly, Mazur shows both how ice ages – large and small, long and short – and their endings have changed human history, and how our short-sightedness about their causes and effects is going to change future human history, for the worse … unless the right people learn the lessons of this book.' Alex Rosenberg, Duke University'Living on a warming planet, we struggle to imagine that it was periodically covered by vast sheets of ice. Allan Mazur, a master of calm, companionable, and often humorous prose, guides us through the various efforts humans - plucky survivors of the Pleistocene - have made to understand the Earth as well as their transformative and, it now turns out, damaging presence on it. An impressive synthetic effort, blending science and cultural history, Mazur's excellent Ice Ages gives us the tools necessary to participate knowledgeably in debates about climate disruption.''… this captivating and accessible read provides substantial detail about Earth's recent geologic past and its inhabitants, past and present. … Highly recommended.' Christoph Irmscher, Indiana University; author of Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science'This absolutely fascinating book weaves together the complicated strands of human endeavor that led to the great scientific discovery of ice ages on Earth. It should be read by everyone interested in the current pressing problem of global climate change, both natural and human induced.' George Denton, University of Maine'… this captivating and accessible read provides substantial detail about Earth's recent geologic past and its inhabitants, past and present … Highly recommended.' C. A. McRoberts, ChoiceTable of Contents1. In the Beginning; 2. 'Bursting the Limits of Time'; 3. Darwin's Revolution; 4. Discovering an Age of Ice; 5. Why Does Climate Change? Orbits; 6. Dating Ice Age Climates; 7. Why Does Climate Change? Carbon Dioxide; 8. Why Does Climate Change? Continental Drift and Ocean Currents; 9. Ecce Homo; 10. How Did Extinct Hominins Behave?; 11. Life in the Paleolithic; 12. Extinction of Ice Age Mammals in Near Time; 13. The Agrarian Transformation; 14. Rise of Civilizations; References; Index.

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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 AdviserTable 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 SynopsisClimate change is one of the most widely debated and worrisome topics of our time. As environmental changes become more prevalent, there has been evidence to suggest that there is a correlation between the environment and a substantial increase of infectious diseases and viruses around the globe.Examining the Role of Environmental Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Pandemics investigates the impact of climate change in relation to the emergence and spread of global diseases. Highlighting epidemiological factors and policies to govern epidemics and pandemics, this publication is a critical reference source for medical professionals, students, environmental scientists, advocates, policy makers, academics, and researchers.

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Book SynopsisThis is a story of hope in the face of widespread consternation over the global climate crisis. For many people concerned about global warming, the 2018 vote by UK parliamentarians to proceed with the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport was a devastating blow. Aviation was predicted to make up some 25% of the UK’s carbon emissions by 2050 and so the decision seemed to fly in the face of the UK’s commitment to be a climate leader.Can the UK expand Heathrow airport, bringing in 700 extra planes a day, and still stay within ambitious carbon budgets? One legal case sought to answer this question. Campaigning lawyers argued that plans for a third runway at one of the world’s busiest airports would jeopardise the UK’s ability to meet its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. This book traces the dramatic story of how the case was prepared - and why international aviation has for so long avoided meaningful limits on its expansion.Trade Review'The long, bitter battle to stop Heathrow airport growing has changed the way we think about climate change. This legal and social thriller tells the most important story of the age and gives heart to all communities fighting dangerous developments.'John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor'The climate movement would do well to spend as much time interrogating its successes as well as its failures - something Hicks does brilliantly here. An important contribution to the body of evidence on what works, and why, when it comes to campaigning on the climate crisis.'Leo Murray, co-founder and director of innovation at climate charity Possible 'This is a fascinating and readable book from someone who has closely followed the twists and turns of the legal challenge against expanding Heathrow. Coming at a time when the government is all too keen to rely on technological fixes for the sector’s climate responsibilities instead of addressing the demand for flying fuelled by tax breaks on aviation, the book sets out what’s at stake and what to expect next in the iconic climate battle of our time.'Jenny Bates, Friends of the Earth'The third runway at Heathrow is one of the toughest tests of the UK's climate commitments. This book unpacks the law, science and politics of the case in a clear and compelling way. Essential reading.'Megan Darby, editor of Climate Home News'Hicks does an excellent job of setting out why and how aviation found itself so elevated, why it can’t be ignored, and the various ways that it can be addressed. What’s particularly useful is to see how the totemic Heathrow case, despite being an unresolved story, has already shaped legal challenges to infrastructure in several ways.'Jeremy Williams, The Earthbound Report'Hicks’ blend of legal analysis with first-hand interviews with residents makes for an illuminating and engaging account of the case and the wider difficulties of restricting aviation expansion'Christopher Shaw, LSE Review of Books -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Building the UK’s climate change framework2 The story of Heathrow expansion3 Paris’ day in court4 Eminently fixable5 Lose the battle, win the warConclusionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Offering a unique introduction to the study of justice in the European, North American and Russian Arctic, this collection considers the responsibilities and failures of justice for environment and society in the region. Inspired by key thinkers in justice, this book highlights the real and practical consequences of postcolonial legacies, climate change and the regions’ incorporation into the international political economy. The chapters feature liberal, cosmopolitan, feminist, as well as critical justice perspectives from experts with decades of research experience in the Arctic. Moving from a critique of current failures, the collection champions a just and sustainable future for Arctic development and governance.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Justice in the Arctic - Corine Wood-Donnelly and Johanna Ohlsson 1. Applying a Transnational Theory of Justice to the Arctic - Johanna Ohlsson 2. Responsibility of and for Structural (In)Justice in Arctic Governance - Corine Wood-Donnelly 3. A Relational View of Responsibility for Climate Change Effects on the Territories and Communities of the Arctic - Tracey Skillington 4. A JUST CSR Framework for the Arctic - Darren McCauley 5. Collective Capabilities and Stranded Assets: Clearing the Path for the Energy Transition in the Arctic - Roman Sidortsov and Anna Badyina 6. Mainstreaming Environmental Justice? Right to the Landscape in Northern Sweden - Tom Mels 7. Sacrifice Zones: A Conceptual Framework for Arctic Justice Studies? - Berit Skorstad 8. Planning for Whose Benefit? Procedural (In)Justice in Norwegian Arctic Industry Projects - Ragnhild Freng Dale and Halvor Dannevig 9. The Complex Relationship between Forest Sámi and the Finnish State - Tanja Joona and Juha Joona 10. FPIC and Geoengineering in the Future of Scandinavia - Aaron M. Cooper 11. Overarching Issues of Justice in the Arctic: Reflections from the Case of South Greenland - Joan Nymand Larsen and Jón Haukur Ingimundarson 12. Seeing Like an Arctic City: The Lived Politics of Just Transition at Norway’s Oil and Gas Frontier - Anna Badyina and Oleg Golubchikov Conclusion: Making Connections between Justice and Studies of the Arctic - Johanna Ohlsson and Corine Wood-Donnelly

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Book SynopsisThis first volume in green criminology devoted to gender investigates gendered patterns to offending, victimisation and environmental harms. It includes feminist and intersectional analysis, and original case studies from the Global North and Global South. The book also examines actions that have been taken in response to gendered crimes and harms, together with insights on the gendered nature of resistance. The collection advances debate on green crimes, environmental harm and climate change, and will inspire students and researchers to foreground gender in debates about reducing and transforming the challenges affecting our planet’s future.Table of Contents1. Why Gendering Green Criminology Matters - Emma Milne, Pamela Davies, James Heydon, Kay Peggs, and Tanya Wyatt Part 1: Gendered Nature of Green Crimes and Environmental Harm 2. Eco-feminism and the Gendering Green Criminology Project - Pamela Davies 3. New Directions Please! Veganising Green Criminology - Kay Peggs 4. Men and the Climate Crisis: Why Masculinities Matter for Green Criminology - Stephen R. Burrell 5. Reconceptualising Gendered Dimensions of Illegal Wildlife Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa through Legal, Policy and Programmatic Means - Helen U. Agu, Josiah C. Ogbuka and Meredith L. Gore 6. The Attitudes of People with Different Gender Identities and Different Perceptions of Gender Roles towards Nonhuman Animals and Their Welfare - Aphra Hope-Forest, Ekaterina Gladkova and Tanya Wyatt Part 2: Gendered Impacts and Victimisation 7. Queering Green Criminology: The Impacts of Zoonotic Diseases on the LGBTQ Community - Laurence Pedroni and Benja Kromash 8. Women and the Structural Violence of ‘Fast-Fashion’ Global Production: Victimisation, Poorcide and Environmental Harms - Sandya Hewamanne and Nigel South 9. Green Victims of the International Waste Industry: An Analysis from a Gender Perspective - María-Ángeles Fuentes-Loureiro 10. The Green Road Project and Women’s Green Victimisation in Turkey - Halil Ibrahim Bahar 11. ‘Daughters of Dust’: An Eco-Feminist Analysis of Debt-for-Nature Swaps and Underage Marriage in Indonesia - Delon Alain Omrow Part 3: Resistance 12. Women’s Experiences of Environmental Harm in Colombia: Learning from Black, Decolonial and Indigenous Communitarian Feminisms - Daniela Suárez Vargas and Rachel Killean 13. Vegan Feminism Then and Now: Women’s Resistance to Legalised Speciesism Across Three Waves of Activism - Corey Lee Wrenn and Lynda M. Korimboccus 14. ‘To Preserve and Promote’: Gendering Harm in Green Cultural Criminology - Angeline Marie Letourneau 15. David and Goliath: Exploring the Male Burdens of Patriarchal Capitalism - Rob White

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Book Synopsis*THE NO.5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Grips from the first page . . . Among the best he's written' Sunday ExpressA TOMB OF ICEA young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed in ice.A DYING DETECTIVECameron Brodie, a Glasgow detective, sets out on a hazardous journey to the isolated and ice-bound village. He has his own reasons for wanting to investigate a murder case so far from his beat.AN AGONIZING RECKONINGBrodie must face up to the ghosts of his past and to a killer determined to bury forever the chilling secret that his investigation threatens to expose.Set against a backdrop of a frighteningly plausible near-future, A WINTER GRAVE is Peter May at his page-turning, passionate and provocative best.Trade ReviewA Winter Grave is timely and chilling, painting a disturbing picture of the future . . . it's a meticulously researched thriller with gravitas that grips from the first page . . . May's first novel in two years is among the best he's written. * S Magazine, Sunday Express *May has created a chilling believable near future . . . an atmospheric locked room mystery . . . this is as chilling as much for May's vision of where the we're heading as for the body count. * Observer *A gripping thriller set in a near future ravaged by the climate crisis. * Scots Mag *A Winter Grave is a superb thriller loaded with timely warnings. * Yorkshire Post *

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Book SynopsisHuman-made climate change may have begun in the last two hundred years, but our species has witnessed many eras of climate instability. The results have not always been pretty. From Ancient Egypt to Rome to the Maya, some of history's mightiest civilizations have been felled by pestilence and glacial melt and drought.The challenges are no less great today. We face hurricanes and megafires and food shortages and more. But we have one powerful advantage as we face our current crisis: the past. Our knowledge of ancient climates has advanced tremendously in the last decade, to the point where we can now reconstruct seasonal weather going back thousands of years and see just how people and nature interacted. The lesson is clear: the societies that survive are those that plan ahead.Climate Chaos is a book about saving ourselves. Brian Fagan and Nadia Durrani show in remarkable detail what it was like to battle our climate over centuries and offer us a path to a safer and healthier future.

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Book SynopsisFrom the underreported frontlines of the climate emergency, an at-turns alarming and awe-inspiring work that follows the harrowing migrations of animals and plants fleeing rising temperatures and drought in their natural habitats. As humans accelerate global warming while laying waste to the environment, animals and plants must flee to the margins: on scattered nature reserves, between major highways, or among urban sprawl. And when even these places become too hot and inhospitable, wildlife is left with only one path to survival: an often-formidable journey toward the poles as they race to find a new home in a warming world. Tropical zones lose their inhabitants, beavers settle in Alaska, and gigantic shoals of fish disappear — just to reappear along foreign coastlines. Award-winning environmental journalist Benjamin von Brackel traces these awe-inspiring journeys and celebrates the remarkable resilience of species around the world. But the lengths these plants and animals must go to avoid extinction are as alarming as they are inspirational: Sea animals — like fish — move on average 45 miles a decade to cooler regions, while land animals — like beavers and butterflies — move 11 miles. As even the poles of the Earth heat up, we’re left with a stark and irreversible choice: Halt the climate emergency now, or face a massive die-off of species, who are increasingly left with nowhere else to go.

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Book SynopsisA historian offers a unique look at the pandemic, climate change, and the human versus nonhuman. Climate change represents a deep conundrum for humans. It is difficult for humans to give up the unequal and yet accelerating pursuit of a good life based on an insatiable appetite for energy sourced mainly from fossil fuel. But the same pursuit, scientists insist, damages the geobiological system that supports the existence of interrelated forms of life, including ours, on this planet. The planet, seen thus, is one. The global sway of financial and extractive capital connects humans technologically, but they remain divided along multiple axes of inequality. Their worlds are many and their politics still global rather than planetary. In the narrative presented here, Chakrabarty continues to explore the temporal and intellectual fault lines that mark the collapse of the global and the planetary in human history. Trade Review“While this is only one book, there are many disciplines with which it engages, and it is Chakrabarty’s thoughtful and gifted writing style that staves off any potential disciplinary disorientation. This book is a carefully curated and detailed philosophical tour through some of the most important issues of our time, and Chakrabarty does not rush: his attention is purposeful and revealing. I recommend this book to any readers who are ready for, and interested in, the kind of contemplative and complex political engagement that is needed to hold the tension of the global and the planetary.” * Environmental Philosophy *“Of all the books I’ve discussed here in 2023, One Planet, Many Worlds is the one that I expect to reread in the new year.” * Inside Higher Ed *“One Planet, Many Worlds displays the same critical ingenuity, analytical subtlety, polymathic erudition, and gravitas that one has come to expect from Chakrabarty. Those who engage its arguments attentively, even in dissent, will come away energized by the encounter with a strenuous and self-exacting thinker capable of ranging back and forth across a vertiginous range of disciplines from geology to phenomenology.” -- Lawrence Buell, Harvard University, author of Writing for an Endangered WorldTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Planet and the Political1. The Pandemic and Our Sense of Time2. Modernity and The Historicity of Things, including Humans3. Entanglements: The Modern, The Late-modern, and the Non-modern

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Book SynopsisThe author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: after doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?Meet the biologists trying to save the world's rarest fish; the engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone; the researchers trying to develop a 'super coral'; and the physicists contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth.Elizabeth Kolbert is one of the most important writers on the environment. Here she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the natural world and asks - can we save the natural world in time?'Important, necessary, urgent' Helen MacDonald'Meticulously researched and deftly crafted' GuardianTrade ReviewImportant, necessary, urgent and phenomenally interesting * Helen Macdonald, New York Times *Smart * Bill Gates *A meticulously researched and deftly crafted work of journalism that explores some of the biggest challenges of our age * Guardian *Riveting * Washington Post *A superb and honest reflection of our extraordinary time * Nature *

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Book SynopsisWhen northern Kenyans find elephant bones, they lay down blossoms and branches as a mark of respect, honouring their crucial connection with the wildlife they live alongside. In our changing world, these values are vitally important. For decades, northern Kenya was one step away from a warzone, on the frontlines of climate change and habitat loss. People slept with their shoes on, fearing attack. Wildlife was decimated. Yet, facing the most extreme challenges, people united. What began as a last-ditch effort to save rhinos from extinction sparked a remarkable return of wildlife, with the once-struggling cattle ranch Lewa named a UN World Heritage Site for its outstanding value to humanity. This served as a catalyst for much broader action. Communities created a network of protected lands across an area larger than Switzerland. Through conservation, they built peace, driving social, environmental and political change. From tracking elephants through the bush to gun battles with bandits and treks through Al-Qaeda territory, Peter Martell tells the exciting story of a conservation movement that gives hope. At a time when humanity is reassessing its broken relationship with nature, these communities offer an inspirational blueprint, proving that environmental change does not have to divide, but can bring us together.Trade Review'Martell's narrative journalism is a lesson for those in the field as to how a writer can instil empathy for the others around. The reader can taste affection for both the animals and humans in his storytelling.' -- The Daily Star'Flowers for Elephants brings to life the extraordinary coexistence and resilience of nature and people in Kenya's Northern territories over the past four decades. Martell's prose captures this intriguing true story, a must-read for those seeking to understand more about this wonderful but troubled part of the world.' -- The Rt Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya'Fascinating and timely. Emphasising the cultural bond between people and wild animals, Martell describes the dangers and rewards of working with local communities to save elephants and rhinos from extinction. Read it and buy copies for everyone who cares about the natural world.' -- Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace'A compelling story of how the power of connecting with wildlife can strengthen communities. A must-read for anyone with a love for elephants.' -- Major Levison Wood FRGS, British Army officer, explorer, and author of Walking the Nile and The Last Giants'Flowers for Elephants is a deeply reported, beautifully written homage to the natural world. Its focus is a patch of Kenyan wilderness known as Lewa, and on Ian Craig, the man who found a novel way to save Kenya's vanishing herds of elephants, its rhinos and lions and other wild animals, from certain destruction. It also tells the story of some remarkable people within the indigenous communities who have joined Craig's efforts by creating a web of conservancies to form the Northern Rangelands Trust, in which people and wildlife coexist sustainably across a broad swathe of northern Kenya. In an age when all of us fear the worst is yet to come for our planet, Martell's book provides proof that human dedication to the cause of conservation, and to one another, can still make a difference.' -- Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer'This important book--by a devoted reporter, about a critical ecosystem--should be on the reading list of any Africa-bound traveller or armchair conservationist. In lucid prose, it reveals what is at stake and what can be saved through the tenacity and long-term vision of a few brave people working against the odds.' -- Sophy Roberts, travel journalist and author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, a Sunday Times Book of 2020'A beautifully written, thoughtful book about a subject which concerns us all. It should be required reading for everyone who cares about elephants, Africa and the natural world.' -- John Simpson CBE, World Affairs Editor, BBC News'Peter Martell is one of the bravest and finest reporters from the frontlines, but he raises the bar still further with his account of the Northern Rangelands Trust and northern Kenya. This is powerful history, rich nature writing and literature rolled into one.' -- J.M. Ledgard, author of Submergence

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Book SynopsisVast swathes of the current economic system have to be dismantled to secure humanity’s future. Until recently that was thought impossible. Covid-19 proves this wrong. It is possible to shut polluting businesses overnight and pay people during a transition. Because Covid-19 has done half the job for us, a sustainable future is finally within our grasp. This book explains how societies can embrace this unique chance to build a future where people live with decency, and in balance with nature.

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Book SynopsisAs major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earth’s past and its future. Wherever on the planet we live, glaciers affect each of us directly. They control the atmospheric and ocean circulations that drive the weather; they supply drinking and irrigation water to millions of people; and they protect us from catastrophic sea-level rise. The very existence of glaciers affects our view of the planet and of ourselves, but it is less than 200 years since we realised that ice ages come and go, and that glaciers once covered much more of the planet’s surface than they do now. An inspiration to artists, a challenge for engineers, glaciers mean different things to different people. Crossing the boundaries between art, environment, science, nature and culture, this book uniquely considers glaciers from a myriad perspectives, revealing their complexity, majesty and importance, but also their fragility.

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Book SynopsisThis book applies a gendered lens to evaluate the dynamic linkages between climate change and livelihoods in developing countries. It examines how climate change affects women and men in distinct ways, and what the implications are for earning income and accessing the natural, social, economic, and political resources required to survive and thrive. The book's contributing authors analyze the gendered impact of climate change on different types of livelihoods, in distinct contexts, including urban and rural, and in diverse geographic locations, including Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. It focuses on understanding how public policies and power dynamics shape gendered vulnerabilities and impacts, how gender influences coping and adaptation mechanisms, and how civil society organizations incorporate gender into their climate advocacy strategies. This book: -Provides cutting-edge scholarship on an underrepresented area of climate change: the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods. -Covers a range of different types of livelihoods and geographic locations. -Involves contributors from a diverse array of cultural and scholarly backgrounds, bringing contrasting perspectives to the topic. This book is recommended for scholars, students, and practitioners who study or work in fields such as climate change, gender, livelihoods, public policy, economic development, and agriculture.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: An Introduction to Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods II: Gendered livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change 2: A Gendered Approach to Understanding Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from a Coastal Region of Bangladesh 3: Understanding the Gendered Impact of Disasters on Women, Household Dynamics and Coping Strategies: A Case Study of Bangladesh 4: Gender, Weather Shocks and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Uganda 5: Managing Livelihood in Displacement: The Politics of Land Ownership and Embodied Health and Well-being by Senior Women in Kenya 6: Seeing Through Water: Gender, Anxiety and Livelihoods in Large-scale Infrastructural Development in the Era of Climate Change 7: Caring for Corn and Beans: Reassessing Subsistence Agriculture and Climate Change 8: Climate Change, Livelihoods and Domestic Violence in Indonesia III: Addressing the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods 9: Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa 10: Gender Differences in Awareness and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh 11: Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia 12: The Nexus Between Climate Change, Migration and Gender 13: Gendered Livelihood Adjustments in the Context of Climate-Induced Disasters 14: Climate-Induced Migration, Women and Decision Making Power in the Agricultural Wage Sector in Saiss, Morocco 15: Bringing Women’s Livelihood and Care Perspectives into Climate Decision Making 16: Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Bangladesh and Nepal IV: Conclusion 17: Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisThe two volumes bring together the contributions of the members of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), to a project launched in 2017, with the support of the International Academic Union (UAI), under the title Human societies facing climate change in prehistory and protohistory: from the origins of Humanity to the beginning of historical times. The first volume concerns prehistory from the earliest humans to the end of the Pleistocene, twelve thousand years ago. For three million years human societies have experienced a great alternation of glacial and interglacial periods. Which climates have been most favorable to human settlement? Which the least favorable? And did they involve the abandonment of territories, the collapse of societies and extinction of some human populations? When and in what climates did human groups colonize each of the continents of the planet? Is a period of climatic improvement with a hot and humid climate more or less favorable to the development of human societies than a period of climate depreciation? Is climate change a factor of change for human societies, forcing them to adapt and find sustainable solutions?Table of ContentsAvant Propos ; Préface ; Introduction au premier volume – François Djindjian ; Le changement climatique: Un enjeu fondateur dans l’histoire des sciences préhistoriques – Marc-Antoine Kaeser ; Les méthodes de reconstitution des paléoclimats – François Djindjian ; Le climat a-t-il eu un impact sur le peuplement de l’Europe de l’Ouest des MIS 17 à 11 – Marie-Hélène Moncel, Jean-Jacques Bahain, Pierre Antoine, Amaëlle Landais, Alison Pereira, Anne-Marie Moigne, Vincent Lebreton, Nathalie Combourieu-Nebout, Pierre Voinchet, Christophe Falguères, Sébastien Nomade, Lucie Bazin ; Évolution des climats et de la biodiversité au cours des temps quaternaires dans le Sud-est de la France et en Ligurie – Henry de Lumley ; Changements climatiques et Peuplements en Sundaland – François Sémah et Anne-Marie Sémah ; Sociétés humaines et changements climatiques : une longue histoire l’homme de Neandertal pendant les stades isotopiques 11 à 4 – Pascal Depaepe ; Les peuplements préhistoriques pendant le stade isotopique 3 (57 000- 28 000 BP) – François Djindjian ; Les peuplements préhistoriques pendant le dernier maximum glaciaire (LGM) – François Djindjian ; Le repeuplement des territoires après le dernier maximum glaciaire – Lioudmila Iakovleva ; Living on the edge, or how resilient people settled the North – Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka ; Conclusions : L’influence des variations climatiques sur les sociétés de chasseurs cueilleurs au pléistocène – François Djindjian

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Book SynopsisIl ciclo di convegni Landscape: una sintesi di elementi diacronici' è un progetto nato nel 2019 all'interno del Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze dell'Antichità e Archeologia, che coinvolge tre università: Università di Pisa, Università degli Studi di Firenze e Università di Siena. La terza edizione, dal titolo Uomo e ambiente nel mondo antico: un equilibrio possibile? si è svolta in collaborazione con l'Università di Bologna dal 5 al 6 maggio 2022. Questo libro raccoglie gli atti di queste due giornate, durante le quali i partecipanti sono stati invitati ad affrontare un tema di grande attualità che investe sempre più il presente e il futuro dell'umanità. La ricerca proposta ha affrontato la questione cercando di storicizzarla, proiettando le sfide del presente nelle società del passato e cercando di rispondere all'invito provocatorio del titolo del convegno: è mai esistito un equilibrio tra uomo e natura? L'obiettivo principale è stato quello di determinare il livello di consapevolezza ecologica insito nelle società antiche e di individuare le possibili soluzioni attuate, cercando di rispondere in particolare a due domande: quali sono state le scelte (politiche, economiche, sociali) attuate in occasione delle variazioni climatiche e come sono state percepite dalle società antiche? Queste scelte erano legate a una coscienza ambientalista o prevaleva uno scopo puramente utilitaristico?

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Book Synopsis'There were fish, And then there weren't fish, Simple as that' Nobody knows where the fish went, and nobody knows why the fish went – but ever since they did, things just haven't been the same. In a committee room on Capitol Hill, three senators have a job to do: they must question a man on charges of trading rare marine commodities, and they must find out what he knows. Politics and the planet collide in a fiercely original play about the limits of science, the power of myths, and the things we can't control. Marek Horn's Yellowfin was premiered at Southwark Playhouse, London, in October 2021, directed by Ed Madden.Trade Review'Horn's satirical take on the crisis in our seas is a reminder that we have little time to waste before the damage is irreversible. You'll never look at a tin of tuna in the same way again' * The Stage *'Shocking testimony from a world with empty oceans... With the same whip-smart dialogue as Horn's brilliant debut, Wild Swimming' * Guardian *'Sharp new satire... manages to find the balance of being both urgent and genuinely entertaining... the climactic moments are superbly well constructed, leading to a delicious denouement' * Whatsonstage *'Horn's language dips and soars... this is a playwright to watch' * Broadway World *'Darkly believable... the play wraps up to perfection' * Reviews Hub *

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Book SynopsisThis meticulously revised second edition provides a comparative overview of climate change mitigation issues and international regulatory approaches, bringing together expert contributors to analyse key sectors such as energy, transport, cities, industry, land use, agriculture and waste.Governments around the world have been investigating techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for decades. This detailed Research Handbook considers the spectrum of legal and market-based instruments, as well as strategies and policies adopted around the world, to propose more effective, comprehensive and responsive ways of managing climate change mitigation. As well as taking stock of the current and proposed legal instruments, the book investigates the wider policy and economic aspects of coping with climate change. It provides a comparative overview of key issues across Europe, the United States, Asia-Pacific and the BRICS countries, and discusses domestic, regional and international law and governance. Important issues such as carbon trading, financing and litigation are also addressed.This timely Research Handbook will be an authoritative resource for scholars of climate change law and policy, whilst also providing a rigorous overview for upper-level students. Policymakers will gain insights from the comparative perspectives, and practitioners will appreciate the broad range of practical issues addressed.Trade Review‘This book is unique in its kind as it brings together an amazing amount of experts in the field and at the same time it provides up-to-date and relevant information on climate change mitigation law. A must for every scholar and policymaker interested in climate change law and policy.’ -- Michael G. Faure, LL.M, Maastricht University and Erasmus School of Law Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents PART I CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION LAW – ARCHITECTURE AND GOVERNANCE 1 Climate change mitigation and the role of law 2 Leonie Reins and Jonathan Verschuuren 2 The evolving architecture of global climate law 17 Harro van Asselt, Michael Mehling and Kati Kulovesi 3 Climate change mitigation and the precautionary principle 43 Nicolas de Sadeleer PART II CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION LAW AND POLICY IN THE REGIONS 4 The European Union and its rule-creating force on the European continent for moving to climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest 58 Marjan Peeters and Delphine Misonne 5 Climate change mitigation law and policy in the United States and Canada 102 Katrina Fischer Kuh and Michael Charles Leach 6 Climate change mitigation law and policy in Central and South America 137 Juliana Zuluaga Madrid 7 Climate change mitigation law and policy in the Asia-Pacific 155 Alexander Zahar 8 Climate change mitigation law and policy in the Middle East 178 Mehdi Piri 9 Climate change mitigation law and policy in the BRICS 195 Rafael Leal-Arcas, Mariam Al Zarkani, Lina Jbara, Ruqaya Mohamed Mubwana, Marianna Margaritidou and Angela van der Berg 10 Climate change mitigation law and policy in Africa 239 Olivia Rumble and Andrew Gilder PART III OVERARCHING LEGAL TOOLS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION 11 Climate finance after Paris 262 David Driesen and Cinnamon Carlarne 12 Incentivizing carbon transition – a comparison of carbon trading in the EU and China 282 Stefan E. Weishaar, Kateryna Holzer and Bingyu Liu 13 Climate litigation in the context of mitigation: an evolving jurisprudence 306 Patrick Parenteau PART IV SECTORS 14 Regulatory and policy instruments to promote decarbonization in the energy sector 337 Sirja-Leena Penttinen 15 Transportation’s trinity and climate change mitigation 362 Tanveer Ahmad, Paul Fitzgerald and Jeffrey J. Smith 16 Cities and climate change mitigation law from a polycentric and comparative perspective 398 Cathrin Zengerling, Debora Sotto and Oliver Fuo 17 Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) 432 Jonathan Verschuuren 18 Carbon majors, social choice, and anticommons: addressing climate change mitigation policy formation in the industrial sector 456 Roy Andrew Partain 19 Waste management 481 Geert Van Calster and Luna Aristei 20 Greenhouse gas removal 501 Tracy Hester and Kirsten Williams Index

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Book SynopsisAround the world, countries and companies are setting net-zero carbon emissions targets. But "net-zero" is a term that conveniently obscures multiple futures. There could be a version of net-zero where the fossil fuel industry is still spewing tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, and has built a corresponding industry in sucking it back out again. Holly Buck argues that focusing on emissions draws our attention away from where we need to be looking: the point of production. It is time to plan for the end of fossil fuel and the companies that profit from them. Fossil fuels still provide 80% of world energy and ceasing their use before there are ready alternatives brings risks of energy poverty. The fossil fuel industry provides jobs, as well as a source of revenue for some frontline communities. Conventional wisdom says that fossil fuels will be naturally priced out when cheaper, but this raises as many problems as it addresses. Ending Fossil Fuels tackles these problems seriously and also sets out a roadmap that offer opportunities for more liveable, inclusive future.Trade ReviewPraise for After Geoengineering: one of the strengths of Buck's approach to her topic is the narrative nonfiction treatment of an issue often too complex for individual human imaginations ... She expertly preserves the nuance and complexity of figuring out what to do with the remains of an industry on which the entire global economy currently depends. * Issues in Science and Technology *Praise for After Geoengineering: A book to be read on its own terms...Buck's eloquent and useful * New Socialist *Praise for After Geoengineering: This is the guide to the future ... Written in graceful prose ... this book shines. Anyone worried about what comes next should read it. -- Andreas Malm, author of The Progress of This Storm and How to Blow Up a PipelinePraise for After Geoengineering: A really fantastic book; as if Ursula K. Le Guin wrote a definitive study of carbon management options for the twenty-first century. A meticulously researched, beautifully drawn portrait of dozens of possible futures and how to make them reality. A must-read for anyone who cares about making a cooler and more just future for generations to come. -- Emma Marris, author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild WorldPraise for After Geoengineering: Buck's brilliant-and hopeful-overview is not merely technical or economic, but addresses head-on the implications for climate justice. Beautifully written ... this book is required reading for how to navigate the crisis ahead. -- Matt Huber, author of Lifeblood: Oil, Freedom and the Forces of CapitalPraise for After Geoengineering: Holly Jean Buck transcends stale debates and allows us to imagine a hopeful world beyond both capitalism and climate catastrophe. Providing a rigorous (and joyful!) look at technological options to buy time, adapt to change, and renew the planet, this radical book is long overdue. -- Paul Robbins, Nelson Institute for Environmental StudiesPraise for After Geoengineering: Original, thought-provoking * Nature *Considered, beautifully written, and mindful of the many actors at play in shaping our planet. Most importantly, it foregrounds the importance of ensuring frontline communities' prosperity in our future economy. -- Antonia Jennings and Eleanor Radcliffe * Stir to Action *Ending Fossil Fuels is a thought-provoking analysis of barriers to decarbonisation, a fascinating read for anyone concerned about the looming climate catastrophe. -- Dr Sibo Chen * LSE Review of Books *Read it and join the ongoing global project to make the phasing out of fossil fuels the new common sense. -- Gabriel Carlyle * Peace News *

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Book SynopsisAlthough climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon. This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (1988) which first exposed the links between environmental degradation and unequal impacts on women, provides a comprehensive introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Over 35 authors have contributed to the book. It starts with a short history of the thinking and practice around gender and sustainable development over the past decades. Next it provides a theoretical framework for analyzing climate change manifestations and policies from the perspective of gender and human security. Drawing on new research, the actual and potential effects of climate change on gender equality and women's vulnerabilities are examined, both in rural and urban contexts. This is illustrated with a rich range of case studies from all over the world and valuable lessons are drawn from these real experiences. Too often women are primarily seen as victims of climate change, and their positive roles as agents of change and contributors to livelihood strategies are neglected. The book disputes this characterization and provides many examples of how women around the world organize and build resilience and adapt to climate change and the role they are playing in climate change mitigation. The final section looks at how far gender mainstreaming in climate mitigation and adaptation has advanced, the policy frameworks in place and how we can move from policy to effective action. Accompanied by a wide range of references and key resources, this book provides students and professionals with an essential, comprehensive introduction to the gender aspects of climate change.Trade Review'This book gives a profound and informative introduction and presents a wide range of case studies that will inform and inspire scholars, policymakers, advisors and students about the relevance of the interlinkages between gender and climate change. Moreover, it guides us towards appropriate policies and calls us to action.' Dr. Nafis Sadik, Former Head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS Asia and Pacific 'The book Gender and Climate Change: An Introduction brings together a wide range of perspectives, insights and experiences from women and men from all around the world on the nexus between gender and climate change...IUCN's active involvement in gender mainstreaming and capacity building in environment and climate change will certainly benefit from this rich publication.' Julia Marton-Lef vre, Director-General , International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Table of ContentsForeword Testimony 1. Introduction: Exploring Gender, Environment and Climate Change Part I THE ANALYSIS 2. Gender, Environment and Climate Change: understanding the linkages 3. Climate Change, Human Security and Gender Case 3.1 Climate Change and Women's Voices from India 4. Cities, Climate Change and Gender: A Brief Overview Case 4.1 Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases by Informal Waste Recyclers in Delhi, India Case 4.2 Gender Mainstreaming in the Climate Change Response of Sorsogon City, the Philippines Part II REALITIES ON THE GROUND 5.2 Gender Dimensions, Climate Change and Food Security of Farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India 5.3 The Gender Impact of Climate Change in Nigeria 5.4 Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change in Limpopo Province, South Africa 5.5 Gender Perspectives in Adaptation Strategies: the Case of Pintadas Solar in the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil 5.6 Climate Change and Indigenous Women in Colombia 5.7 Gender Aspects of Climate Change in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region 5.8 Women at Work: Mitigation Opportunities at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice and Climate Justice Part III STRATEGIES AND ACTION 6. Establishing the Linkages between Gender and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Lorena Aguilar, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Costa Rica 7. Climate Change and Gender: Policies in Place 8. Why More Attention to Gender and Class Can Help Combat Climate Change and Poverty 9. Women Organizing for a Healthy Climate 9.1 Climate Justice through Energy and Gender Justice: Strengthening Gender Equality in Accessing Sustainable Energy in the EECCA region 9.2 National Federation of Women's Institutes: Women Organizing for a Healthy Climate 9.3 Women and the Environmental justice Movement in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria 10. Epilogue: From Divergence towards Convergence 10.1 Gender-disaggregated Data for Assessing the Impact of Climate Change 10.2 Gender and Climate Information: A Case Study from Limpopo Province, South Africa Index

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Book SynopsisAn unflinching look at Charleston, a beautiful, endangered port city, founded by English settlers in 1669 as a hub of the sugar and slave trades, which now, as the waters rise, stands at the intersection of climate and race. Unbeknownst to the tourists who visit the charming streets of the Charleston peninsula, rapidly rising sea levels and increasingly devastating storms are mere years away from rendering the city uninhabitable. Weaving science, narrative history, and the family stories of Black Charlestonians, Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm chronicles the tumultuous recent past in the life of the city – from protests to hurricanes – while illuminating the escalating riskiness of its future. Charleston’s vulnerability is emblematic of vast portions of global coastlines that are likely to be chronically inundated in just a few decades. In Charleston, as in other global cities, little planning is underway to ensure a thriving future for all residents. Charleston, by Harvard Law School professor and author Susan Crawford, tells the story of a city that has played a central role in America’s painful racial history for centuries. Foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize winning author of On Juneteenth.Trade Review‘It’s a book that I wish every community could have for facing economic inequality, racial injustice and climate change. In a blend of history, policy, science and journalism, Crawford brings Charleston to life and reveals why the city is a harbinger for the United States and the world.’ — Laura Trethewey, author of Imperiled Ocean: Human Stories from a Changing Sea‘Charleston is a ghost story for the climate age, a sweeping and unflinching analysis of how a history of racism, greed, and political cowardice is creating a wet dystopian future for an iconic American city. Read this book and you’ll understand the enormity of the challenges that coastal cities face in a rapidly warming world, and why people are fighting for change before it’s too late.’ — Jeff Goodell, bestselling author of The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World‘The precarious situation in which this low-lying city finds itself is a microcosm of many other cities by a rising sea. But this is a story of people and not just policy . . . A powerful portrait of the cost of climate denial coming due.’ — David Goodrich, former head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Observations and Monitoring Program, former Director of the UN Global Climate Observing System, and author of On Freedom Road ‘The perfect storm: the US city where rising sea levels and racism collide’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/04/charleston-south-carolina-racist-mistakes-rising-sea-levels -- Susan Crawford * Guardian US *‘The Unequal Racial Burdens of Rising Seas’ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/books/review/charleston-susan-crawford.html?smid=url-share * The New York Times *‘Q&A with Susan Crawford, author of ‘Charleston: Race, Water and the Coming Storm’ https://www.postandcourier.com/features/q-a-with-susan-crawford-author-of-charleston-race-water-and-the-coming-storm/article_93b8bf9a-d567-11ed-acbd-f3ca5019dbe6.html * The Post and Courier *

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Book SynopsisWhat is Climate Change? How can it be stopped? And what can young people do to help the fight? Author Oisín McGann explains Climate Change science, and encourages young people to be part of positive change by getting involved in the global movement to fight humanity’s biggest challenge. Published in collaboration with Friends of the Earth, this might be the most eco-friendly children's book ever published! Vegan inks, all recycled materials and fully recyclable: this book is part of the solution.Trade Review"The book is a delight, and not just for kids. It's informative, conversational, full of wonder at the beauty of our planet and also full of practical tips on what we can do and how we can help." -- Anne Cunningham * The Meath Chronicle *"Writing in a conversational and engaging style, Irish author McGann provides answers to how the tipping point has been reached on land, air, and sea ... A good choice for those wanting to understand and tackle climate change." * Kirkus *"Beautifully written and presents a broad range of science-based facts about the current climate crisis in a thoroughly innovative and easy-to-understand format." * Portland Book Review *

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Book SynopsisIn America's arid southwest, climate change will occur in the context of already-keen competition for water for agriculture, urban growth, electricity generation, water-based recreation, and environmental protections. This book explores the challenges that climate change and variability pose for water and energy managers and users, communities, and policy makers in the arid Southwest and demonstrates the application of economic methods to address these challenges. It provides valuable tools for both those interested in resource management and climate change, and those seeking to understand how economic methods can be used to analyze contemporary social problems and craft appropriate responses. The book considers both adaptation to long-term climate change and more immediate issues of water and electricity management in the face of inter-annual climate variability and drought. Thus, no matter what one's perspective on long-run climate change projections, the book provides useful lessons for some of the region's most pressing resource management problems.Trade ReviewThese findings and recommendations will be useful to federal, state, and regional policy makers who set the legal and regulatory framework for the more effective use of climate information and functioning of efficient water markets. From the Foreword by Chuck Howe, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder Clear and readable...will be of interest to scholars and policy professionals. Robert A. Young, Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University I welcome this book and will use it in my own teaching and research. It brings together a body of research that shares the energy-climate-water nexus... David Letson, Chair of Division of Marine Affairs and Professor of Marine Affairs and Economics, University of MiamiTable of ContentsForeword 1. The Climate-Water-Energy Nexus in the Arid Southwest PART I: VOLUNTARY WATER TRANSFERS AS ADAPTATION MECHANISMS 2. Negotiated Water Transactions and Climate Change Adaptation 3. Applying Bargaining Theory to Western Water Transfers 4.Economic Tools For Climate Adaptation: Water Transaction Price Negotiations PART II: SECTOR IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 5. Water Shortages in the Southern Mountain States: Economic Impacts on Agriculture 6. Climate, Water Availability, Energy Costs and National Park Visitation 7. Climate, Changing Snowpack and the Future of Winter Recreation PART III: INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPTATION 8. Irrigator Demand for Information, Management Practices, and Water Conservation Program Participation: The Role of Farm Size 9. Irrigation Technology Choice: The Role of Climate, Farm Size, Energy Costs, and Soils 10. Using Climate Information to Improve Electric Utility Load Forecasting 11. Use of Weather Information in Agricultural Decision-Making CONCLUSION 12. Modes of Adaptation and Regional Resilience to Climate Change

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the construction of security in the context of climate change, with a focus on the Arctic region. It examines and discusses changes in the security premises of the Arctic states, from traditional security to environmental and human security. In particular, the book explores how climate change impacts security discourses and premises as well as theoretically discussing the possibility for another change, from circumpolar stability into peaceful change. Chapters cover topics such as the ethics of climate change in the arctic, China’s emerging power and influence on arctic climate security, the discursive transformation of the definition of security and the intersection between urban, climate and Arctic studies. The book concludes with the question of whether a paradigm shift in our understanding of traditional security is possible, and whether it is already occurring in the Arctic. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book provides straightforward and practical information on isotopes applied to a variety of natural sciences. It covers the basics of isotopes and includes detailed examples from a range of natural sciences: ecology, biology, human health, environment and climate, geography, and geology, highlighting their applicability in these fields. It is a must-read for all advanced-undergraduate and graduate students working with isotopes, regardless of the area, and is a very useful one-stop resource for scientists starting in isotope research.Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction 2. Theory of isotopes 2.1 Nature and formation of isotopes 2.2 Principles of isotopes fractionation 2.3 Radiogenic disintegration 3. Analytical methodology 3.1 Mass spectrometry 3.2 Sample preparation 3.2 Data treatment and interpretation 4. Applications in the natural environment 4.1 The solid Earth: geology (stable isotopes and geological processes, geochronology and the evolution of the Earth) 4.2 The hydrosphere (stable isotopes and the water cycle) 4.3 The biosphere: biology and ecology (kinetic fractionation and living organisms; migration; the food web) 4.4 Atmosphere: climate (stable isotopes and climate changes) 4.5 Human health (diagnosis and study the human body)

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Book SynopsisIn the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change. On the other hand, proponents of the livestock industry argue that modern advancements reduce greenhouse gas emissions from efficient livestock production to negligible quantities. Some even maintain that grass-based livestock production has a net positive impact on the environment, due to the carbon sequestration caused by grazing. Whom are we to believe? This book shows us that the answer is not so clear-cut. Beginning with the implications of the UN’s Livestock’s Long Shadow report, it breaks down the blind spots and highlights the insights of the most prominent pro-meat arguments, as well as of the push for a global switch to vegetarianism. While advances in efficiency might reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of meat or milk produced, attendant decreases in cost can enable overconsumption and thus produce more waste. And while carbon sequestration is beneficial, it is not a reliable cure-all for the industry. Due to the economics of farming, however, eliminating meat consumption may not even reduce emissions at all. The truth about livestock production is much more nuanced but, luckily, also far more holistic. The future of agricultural policy will have to take into consideration factors such as human health and economics, as well as climate. Eschewing ideology for empirical rigor, this book paves an actionable path forward for both consumers and producers, offering unique solutions for each livestock system and simple, everyday adjustments for the average omnivore.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. How we got here, and where we need to go: The bitter fight about meat and climate The UN’s Livestock’s Long Shadow report and its impact in the popular press and in farm country Chapter 2. The consequences for climate of meat consumption The argument for reducing meat consumption to slow climate change. Chapter 3. The Limits of Vegetarianism Critiques of the excesses of the vegetarian argument. In developed nations livestock production contributes relatively little to global warming. It is important to not exaggerate the impact of reduced meat consumption on greenhouse gas emissions. Also, livestock play an important role in sustainable agriculture. Chapter 4. The Benefits of Modern Efficiency The argument that conventional modern techniques of producing meat are highly efficient and thus have a relatively low greenhouse gas footprint (or hoofprint). Chapter 5. The Limits of Efficiency Even with gains in efficiency, meat and especially beef, still has outsized greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, efficient production also translates to low cost, which in turn enables overconsumption and waste. Chapter 6. The Miracle of Grass The argument that grass-based livestock production can result in significant carbon sequestration. Chapter 7. The Limits of Grass Grazing does not always result in carbon sequestration, let alone net sequestration of greenhouse gases after accounting for methane emissions from manure and ruminant digestion and nitrous oxide emissions from soils. Sometimes this is due to poor management, but sometimes it is due to soil and climate factors. In many cases we still don’t fully understand what factors result in carbon storage or loss in soils. We need to be more realistic about what grazing can accomplish in terms of climate change mitigation. Chapter 8. Lightening our Carbon Hoofprint We have spent too much time trying to justify a simplistic response to the challenge posed by the greenhouse gas emissions of livestock. The truth is more nuanced. In fact, greenhouse gas emissions in the US are pretty similar for grazed and conventionally raised animals, but there is wide variation within each system depending on details of manure management and feed production. And although on average meat production generates more greenhouse gases than raising vegetable protein sources, due to the economics of farming it is not clear that eliminating meat consumption would actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While this complexity does not support the claim of any of the three viewpoints, it does allow farmers and eaters to reduce their greenhouse gas footprints without completely changing their way of life. Chapter 9. Policy Pathways While climate is a critical challenge for our planet, humans do not and should not make decisions based on climate alone. As we consider what to eat and how to structure agricultural policy we also need to look at other environmental impacts such as water quality and biodiversity, as well as human health, cultural factors, and economics.

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Book SynopsisThe book sketches out how the criminological lens could be used in the climate change debate around possible human extinction. It explores the extent to which the human species can be considered deviant in relation to other species of the contemporary biosphere, as humans seem to be the only species on Earth that does not live in natural balance with their environment (anymore). It discusses several unsettling topics in the public debate on climate change, specifically the taboo of how humans may not survive the ongoing climate change. It includes chapters on the Earth’s history of mass-extinctions, the global state of denial including toward the possibility that the human species could go extinct, and it considers humans' future as a deviant, fatal species outside of Earth, in outer-space, possibly on other planets. It puts forward and enriches the critical criminological tradition by conceptualizing and setting an unsettling tone within criminology and criminological research on the human species and our extinction, by daring criminologists (and victimologists) to ponder and seek empirical answers to controversial imaginations and questions about our possible extinction.Table of Contents1. Dinosaurs, hot summers and the James Webb Telescope: Toward a criminological of the fatal human species and our extinction.- 2. Circles of life, death and rebirth: Previous mass extinctions, human-like species and the human species in the pre-industrial age.- 3. We destroy, therefore we are: The state of denial of our fatal nature and extinction.- 4. Space, the final frontier to exploit?: A criminological imagination of humans as extra-terrestrial harm.- 5. Conclusion, lessons, agenda.

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Book SynopsisA book about the climate change...from a totally different vantage point: Everything is based on energy! Everything that in the times of times was inflicted and added onto the Earth, onto nature, the animals and plants, the waters and oceans, the atmosphere and the people, in terms of suffering and cruelties, crimes upon crimes, everything that was not amended, are unatoned energies in, on and above the Earth. The climate change brings a dark and long cortege of denouncements, which is emerging, for the Planet Earth has been groaning since having to bear human beings.However, depending on the corresponding country, the chapter of long darkness on this Earththe climate changewill gradually brighten, and it will grow sunnier, because the Earth will also become more light-filled. An Earth that becomes more light-filled signifies the spiritual dawn and the beginning of the New Era. People of the New Era find the true God in their peace-loving nature and, on the new Earth, build the Kingdom of Peace under the Sign of the LilySophiathe purity and freedom of the love for God and neighbor.An excerpt:The exorbitant abuse of energiesand this, from the very beginninghas not been nullified, for energy cannot be lost, neither the energies from yesterday nor those of today.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the risks that climate change poses for the health sector. It discusses the current vulnerabilities to climate-sensitive diseases, the resultant mortality and morbidity in human populations, the projected risks in connection with increasing global warming, and the options for tackling the adverse impacts of climate change. Adapting to climate change so as to effectively address the risks for and adverse impacts on the health sector requires an in-depth understanding of current deficits in health sector preparedness for climate-sensitive illnesses, as well as future plans and programs for increasing adaptive capacity and building resilience.The book situates climate and health adaptation concerns in the broader context of developing countries, providing insights that can be useful for other countries as well, helping them further their health adaptation efforts. In India, poverty and inadequate access to basic water, health and sanitation services combine with climate-related events to adversely impact health outcomes. Three case studies on the occurrence of heat stress, flooding, and extreme cyclonic events in India are presented along with a critical assessment of the level of preparedness and capacity of healthcare facilities to respond to the threats posed by climate change. The book presents the key challenges faced in reducing the risks posed to the health sector by climatic factors, and highlights the most important opportunities for promoting resilience and adaptation to achieve sustainable development.Dr. Dasgupta’s excellent book reviews the health risks of climate change, outlines an operational framework for health adaptation, and describes the socioeconomic context for adaptation in India. - Kristie L. EbiProfessor, Departments of Global Health, and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, USAThis pioneering work contributes to an the understanding of the preparedness in India to manage health risks from such (climate) change on the basis of detailed data analysis, both from large national surveys and contextualized field based surveys.- Kanchan ChopraFormer Director and Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, IndiaTrade ReviewClimate change is already causing morbidity and mortality, with risks projected to increase significantly in coming decades if no additional public health preventions are implemented. The impacts disproportionally affect populations in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Dasgupta’s excellent book Climate Sensitive Adaptation in Health: Imperatives for India in a Developing Economy Context reviews the health risks of climate change, outlines an operational framework for health adaptation, and describes the socioeconomic context for adaptation in India. Managing the current burden of climate-sensitive health outcomes, such as undernutrition, malaria, and diarrheal disease, means ensuring universal access to safe water, improved sanitation, vaccination, and child health services, and enhancing disaster risk management as extreme weather and climate events increase in frequency and intensity. Developing effective and efficient longer-term adaptation policies and programs requires capacity building at local to national levels, enhanced and sustained surveillance, early warning systems, and research and development. The book provides much needed critical and practical insights for facilitating the transition to climate-resilient health systems. - Kristie L. Ebi Professor, Departments of Global Health and Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Washington, USAThis is a forward looking volume focusing on the interface between health policy and climate change, a subject little researched in India. Climate change is expected to result in an increase in extreme events such as cyclones, floods and heat waves. This pioneering work contributes to an the understanding of the preparedness in India to manage health risks from such change on the basis of detailed data analysis, both from large national surveys and contextualized field based surveys.The in-depth analysis provides insights into interventions required in health policy in the short run and directions for an innovative design of adaptation measures in the longer run. The study, a first of its kind will be of interest to experts in health policy and researchers working on climate change, adaptation measures and sustainable development. - Kanchan ChopraFormer Director and Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi, India Table of ContentsIntroduction: Climate Risks in the Health Sector.- Climate Change Adaptation: The International Experience in Health.- Developing Economy Context for Adaptation Decision-Making.- Understanding Associations: Health, Socio-economic Wellbeing & Climate.- Analysing the Interface in Indian Plans and Policies.- Criticality of the Field: Three Case Studies.- Conclusion: Integrating Sustainable Development and Health Adaptation.

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