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The Climate Threat. Crisis for Democracy?

A key point in the book is the need to focus more seriously at the energy problem as the real problem behind global warming. The failure of global climate policies to reduce CO2 emissions and halt climate change has led an increasing number of scientist and activists to lose confidence in democracy&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naustdalslid, Jon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Climatology
Environmental Law
Climate Sciences
Political Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:A key point in the book is the need to focus more seriously at the energy problem as the real problem behind global warming. The failure of global climate policies to reduce CO2 emissions and halt climate change has led an increasing number of scientist and activists to lose confidence in democracy's ability to handle climate change and led them to look to more authoritarian measures to meet the problem. The book documents these trends, also from a historical perspective, criticize them and sketches more democratic alternatives
Physical Description:XV, 214 p. 1 illus online resource
ISBN:9783031344718

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