Oceans rise empires fall : why geopolitics hastens climate catastrophe /

Gerard Toal provides a powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition makes implementing effective climate change policies so difficult. As the Russia-Ukraine war has shown, great-power competition drives states to prioritize fossil fuel acquisition over working toward a zero-carbon future.

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1. Verfasser:
Toal, Gerard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Gerard Toal provides a powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition makes implementing effective climate change policies so difficult. As the Russia-Ukraine war has shown, great-power competition drives states to prioritize fossil fuel acquisition over working toward a zero-carbon future.
Umfang:
1 online resource (270 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-769329-6
0-19-769327-X
Schlagworte:
Geopolitics > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes > Political aspects.
Environmental degradation.
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
Fossil fuels > Political aspects.
World politics > 21st century.
Politics and Government.
Politics & government.
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