{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-climate-politics-and-how-to-fix-it-hardback-9780745652504","title":"What's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It (Hardback) 9780745652504","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul G. Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745652504, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm, 0.526 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deceptively simple, but innovative... Harris�s analysis will serve as a good introduction to the politics of climate change.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eE-International Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Global Faultlines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"'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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Singer, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNeil Carter, University of York\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"A carefully researched and well-presented work.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Sweeny, National University of Ireland Maynooth, in the \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Well-written ... an excellent, easily understood review of the sorry status of international cooperation to find a global solution to climate change.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDonald Brown, Widener University School of Law, in \u003ci\u003eEthics and Climate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Shaw, Oxford University, in \u003ci\u003eLSE Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author�s arguments are clear, provocative and open-ended, making this a good entry-level text for readers curious about why climate politics will continue to attract attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGovernments 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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 difficult; the deadlock between the United States and China, which together produce over one-third of global greenhouse gas pollution but do little more than demand that the other act first; and affluent lifestyles and overconsumption, which are spreading rapidly from industrialized nations to the developing world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book then prescribes several \"remedies\" 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Author vi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Diagnoses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cancer of Westphalia: Climate Diplomacy and the International System 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Malignancy of the Great Polluters: The United States and China 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Addictions of Modernity: Affl uence and Consumption 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Treatments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 People-Centered Diplomacy: Human Rights and Globalized Justice 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Differentiated Responsibility: National and Individual 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Consumption of Happiness: Sustainability and Wellbeing 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 224\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences 245\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 277\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407322804504,"sku":"9780745652504","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745652504.jpg?v=1784161832","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/whats-wrong-with-climate-politics-and-how-to-fix-it-hardback-9780745652504","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}