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02376aam a2200397 i 4500 001 65034B80383E11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702013519 008 230829s2024 nyu e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023038585 020 $a 0197693261 020 $a 9780197693261 035 $a (OCoLC)1374424093 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d GO3 $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JC319 $b .T588 2024 082 00 $a 320.1/2 $2 23/eng/20231101 100 1 $a Toal, Gerard, $e author. 245 10 $a Oceans rise empires fall : $b why geopolitics hastens climate catastrophe / $c Gerard Toal. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2024] 300 $a 270 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Geopolitics all around -- Grounding geopolitics -- Making geopolitics critical -- Territorial anxieties -- Missions and emissions -- Higher further faster -- Geopolitical condition red -- Conclusion : uncharted territory. 520 $a "Oceans Rise Empires Fall: Why Geopolitics Hastens Climate Change discusses how geopolitics affects climate change by highlighting its catastrophic effects. Even though states would prefer to reduce emissions in the abstract, they would always prioritize access to carbon-based fuels necessary for generating economic growth to compete with rival states. Thus, geopolitical competition ramps the difficulty of implementing effective climate change policies. Oceans Rise Empires Fall discusses how the Ukraine and Russia conflict exposed priorities such as territorial control and fossil fuel acquisition over a zero-carbon future. It explains that competitive territorial, resource, and technological dramas obscured the deterioration of the planet's life support systems"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Geopolitics $x Environmental aspects. 650 0 $a Climatic changes. 650 0 $a Environmental degradation. 650 0 $a Economic development $x Environmental aspects. 650 0 $a Fossil fuels $x Environmental aspects. 650 0 $a Fossil fuels $x Economic aspects. 650 0 $a Fossil fuels $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a World politics $y 21st century. 941 $a 1 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240702042815.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=65034B80383E11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search