The Climate Crisis
Science, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements

A comprehensive overview of the climate crisis and need for a renewable energy transition, and the current blocks to progress.

Adam Aron (Author)

9781108987158, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 December 2022

350 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.55 kg

'This book is a tour de force for anyone interested in understanding climate change and how to overcome barriers to action. With unparalleled clarity, Aron explains the history of the climate change debate, the complex psychology of why we have failed to act and what cutting-edge social and behavioral science research has to say about how to engender the large-scale societal change needed to manage the most existential crisis of our time. Aron's new book offers essential reading for anyone interested in the future of our planet.' Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge and former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Psychology

Why, despite all we know about the causes and harms of global heating, has so little effective action been taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and what we can do to change that? This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of the climate crisis, traces the history and reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat it, describes some people's ongoing scepticism and how to shift it, and motivates an urgent program of action. It argues that the pathway to stopping dangerous global heating will require a much larger mobilization of advocacy and activism to impel decision makers to abandon fossil fuels, and transition to renewable energy and electrification embedded in a political and social framework guided by justice principles. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis, the need for a renewable energy transition, and the current blocks to progress.

Introduction
1. The History of Human-Caused Global Heating
2. Climate Science
3. Climate Impacts
4. Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
5. Skepticism, Misinformation, and Motivated Cognition
6. Science Communication: Countering Skepticism and Delivering Information Clearly
7. Elevating Risk Perceptions About Global Heating
8. Principles for Just and Effective Action
9. A Technical and Social Framework to Guide Climate Action
10. Building and Taking Collective Action
Conclusion
Glossary
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Social impact of environmental issues [RNT], Climate change [RNPG], History of science [PDX], Alternative & renewable energy industries [KNBT], International relations [JPS], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH]