Uncertain futures : how to unlock the climate impasse
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Uncertain futures : how to unlock the climate impasse
（The politics of climate change）
Cambridge University Press, 2023
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index
Summary:"Why is it hard to solve the climate crisis, and what can we do? This book answers these questions, which are of interest to the public, academics, and businesspeople. Using stories from the front lines of the energy transition, we show how to unlock the climate impasse"-- Provided by publisher.
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Description
Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Problems and solutions
- 3. Asking people, communities and companies
- 4. Opportunity knocks?
- 5. Making government policy credible
- 6. Bargaining for the future
- 7. Making workforce programs work
- 8. Green jobs under the spotlight
- 9. Conclusion.
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