What's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It

Paul G. Harris 지음

Polity 2013년 07월 11일 출간

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Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing pollution is increasing globally, and will do so for decades to come without far more aggressive action. What explains this failure to effectively tackle one of the world's most serious problems? And what can we do about it?To answer these questions, Paul G. Harris looks at climate politics as a doctor might look at a very sick patient. He performs urgent diagnoses and prescribes vital treatments to revive our ailing planet before it's too late. The book begins by diagnosing what's most wrong with climate politics, including the anachronistic international system, which encourages nations to fight for their narrowly perceived interests and makes major cuts in greenhouse pollution extraordinarily difficuThe book then prescribes several quot;remediesquot; for the failed politics of climate change, including a new kind of climate diplomacy with people at its center, national policies that put the common but differentiated responsibilities of individuals alongside those of nations, and a campaign for simultaneously enhancing human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. While these treatments are aspirational, they are not intended to be utopian. As Harris shows, they are genuine, workable solutions to what ails the politics of climate change today.

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About the Author viPreface vii1 Introduction 1Part I: Diagnoses2 Cancer of Westphalia: Climate Diplomacy and the International System 333 Malignancy of the Great Polluters: The United States and China 644 Addictions of Modernity: Affl uence and Consumption 93Part II: Treatments5 People-Centered Diplomacy: Human Rights and Globalized Justice 1196 Differentiated Responsibility: National and Individual 1447 Consumption of Happiness: Sustainability and Wellbeing 1718 Conclusion 197Notes 224References 245Index 277

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"From front cover to concluding punchline, with brilliant insights in between, this is a great book - exactly what is needed to reinvigorate a stale climate debate."Times Higher Education"A great virtue of the book is its exceptionally clear structure ... Harris' mix of cultural and ethical change is certainly a key component in the sources of transformation we need to focus our attention on."Journal of Global Faultlines"'Fixing' climate politics is a near-impossible task, but Paul Harris points to a way forward that does hold out some hope. His clearly written book will also be useful as an introduction to the problem of climate change and the politics associated with it."Peter Singer, Princeton University"I very much enjoyed reading this book. It is well written, accessible, and engaging, and packed full of ideas and observations about the challenges of climate politics. I have no doubt that students will find it stimulating."Neil Carter, University of York"A carefully researched and well-presented work."John Sweeny, National University of Ireland Maynooth, in the Irish Examiner"Well-written ... an excellent, easily understood review of the sorry status of international cooperation to find a global solution to climate change."Donald Brown, Widener University School of Law, in Ethics and Climate"For a student or interested citizen wishing to delve deeper into some of the issues behind the current climate policy impasse, this well researched book offers an accessible and engaging read."Christopher Shaw, Oxford University, in LSE Review of Books

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저자(글) Paul G. Harris

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Paul G. Harris is Chair Professor of global and environmental studies at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.