Too Hot to Handle? The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change - Bristol Shorts Insights

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Publisher's Synopsis

Scientists are clear that urgent action is needed on climate change, and world leaders agree. Yet climate issues barely trouble domestic politics. This book explores a central dilemma of the climate crisis: science demands urgency; politics turns the other cheek. Is it possible to hope for a democratic solution to climate change?

Based on interviews with leading politicians and activists, and the author's twenty years on the frontline of climate politics, this book explores why climate is such a challenge for political systems, even when policy solutions exist. It argues that more democracy, not less, is needed to tackle the climate crisis, and suggests practical ways forward.

Book information

ISBN: 9781529206029
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.7
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 162
Weight: 182g
Height: 202mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 9mm