The Climate Crisis 1 - Science, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements

This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of global heating, the reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat climate change, and explores actions that there is still time to take. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis and current blocks to progress.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Adam Aron is a climate activist and professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. His research and teaching focuses on the social science of collective action on the climate crisis.

Summary

This book explains the mechanisms and impacts of global heating, the reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat climate change, and explores actions that there is still time to take. It is an excellent resource for students and researchers on the climate crisis and current blocks to progress.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Aron, Adam (University of California Aron
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781108987158
• ISBN: 978-1-108-98715-8
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Climate Change, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology