Bibliograph

Five times faster, rethinking the science, economics, and diplomacy of climate change, Simon Sharpe

Type

Label

Five times faster, rethinking the science, economics, and diplomacy of climate change, Simon Sharpe

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Five times faster

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1374253187

Responsibility statement

Simon Sharpe

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

rethinking the science, economics, and diplomacy of climate change

Summary

We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that are supposed to be helping us? Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganise our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Looking up at the dam -- Knowing the least about what matters most -- Telling the boiling frog what he needs to know -- Runaway tipping points of no return -- The meaning of conservative -- More than science -- Tell the truth -- Worse than useless -- The allocation of scarce resources -- The configuration of abundance -- Not just fixing the foundations -- Investing with our eyes open -- Regulating for a free lunch -- Stuck in first gear -- Runaway tipping points of no return, revisited -- Revolutionary -- A foreseeable failure -- The greatest public relations gamble in history -- System change, not climate change -- Better late than never -- From coal to clean power -- From oil to electric vehicles -- From deforestation to sustainable development -- The Breakthrough Agenda -- Tipping cascades

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