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In
Climate Obstruction: How Denial, Delay and Inaction are Heating the Planet, the authors bring together crucial insights from environmental history, sociology, media and communication studies and psychology to help us understand why we are failing to take the necessary measures to avert the unfolding climate crisis.
List of contents
Table of contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Foundations of Climate Obstruction Chapter 3: Organised Climate Obstruction Chapter 4: The Far Right and Climate Obstruction Chapter 5: The Public and Climate Obstruction Chapter 6: Conclusion Index
About the author
Kristoffer Ekberg is a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology. His work focuses on the political history of climate change and the environment, corporate anti-environmentalism as well as social movements and utopian thought.
Bernhard Forchtner is Associate Professor at the School of Media, Communication and Sociology and member of the Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester, UK. He works on the far right and environmental communication.
Martin Hultman is Associate Professor in science, technology and environmental studies at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He leads Center for Studies of Climate Change Denial (CEFORCED), as well as research groups analyzing Gender & energy and Ecopreneurship.
Kirsti M. Jylhä is a researcher at the Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm, Sweden. Her work focuses on psychological obstacles and drivers of climate engagement (e.g., climate change beliefs and emotions) as well as sociopolitical attitudes and ideologies.
Summary
In Climate Obstruction: How Denial, Delay and Inaction are Heating the Planet, the authors bring together crucial insights from environmental history, sociology, media and communication studies and psychology to help us understand why we are failing to take the necessary measures to avert the unfolding climate crisis.
