Post-Kyoto Climate Governance: Confronting the Politics of Scale, Ideology, and Knowledge

by Asim Zia

Book Overview

In the midst of human-induced global climate change, powerful industrialized nations and rapidly industrializing nations are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Even if we arrive at a Hubbert's peak for oil extraction in the 21st century, the availability of technologically recoverable coal and natural gas will mean that fossil fuels continue to be burned for many years to come, and our civilization will have to deal with the consequences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415601258
• ISBN13: 9780415601252
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"