Part 1. The Politics of Climate Change -- 1. Organising climate change -- 2. The hegemony of corporate capitalism -- Part 2. The Politics of Climate Mitigation -- 3. Fossil fuel hegemony, green business and growth -- 4. Challenging fossil fuel expansion -- Part 3. The Politics of Climate Adaptation -- 5. Climate adaptation and the maintenance of corporate hegemony -- 6. Now is not the time: the social construction of adaptation -- Part 4. The Politics of Climate Suffering -- 7. The spectacle of suffering -- 8. Solidarity and agency in climate suffering -- Part 5. The Politics of Climate Futures -- 9. Decarbonisation, degrowth and democracy -- 10. After the interregnum.
Summary:
"Climate change is the most important issue now facing humanity. As global temperatures increase, floods, fires and storms are becoming both more intense and frequent. People are suffering. And yet, emissions continue to rise. This book unpacks the activities of the key actors which have organised past and present climate responses - specifically, corporations, governments, and civil society organisations. Analysing three elements of climate change - mitigation, adaptation and suffering - the authors show how exponential growth of the capitalist system has allowed the fossil fuel industry to maintain its dominance. However, this hegemonic position is now coming under threat as new and innovative social movements have emerged, including the fossil fuel divestment movement, Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion and others. In exposing the inadequacies of current climate policies and pointing to the possibilities of new social and economic systems, this book highlights how the worst impacts of climate change can be avoided."--Publisher description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.