Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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The New Climate War : The Fight To Take Back Our Planet
Paperback Edition: 1
Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we've been told can slow climate change. But the inordinate emphasis on behaviour is the result of a marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals.
Fossil-fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people') or greenwashing. Meanwhile, they've blocked efforts to regulate or price carbon emissions, have run PR campaigns aimed at discrediting viable alternatives, and have abdicated their responsibility to fix the problem they've created. The result has been disastrous for our planet.
In The New Climate War, Mann argues that all is not lost. He draws the battle lines between the people and the polluters—fossil-fuel companies, right-wing plutocrats, and petro-states. And he outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change.
Publisher : Penguin Books
Pages : 368
Publication date : 2021-02-02
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Earth Science, Climate Change, Conservation Of The Environment, Environmentalist Thought & Ideology, Social Impact Of Environmental Issues