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The climate majority : apathy and action in an age of nationalism, Leo Barasi

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This book is not about the climate deniers or the climate activists. It's about apathy, about those who don't talk about global warming - the billions of people who have heard plenty about climate change and acknowledge there's a problem, but who are just not engaged enough to stimulate the change required to stop it. This is the first book to investigate climate apathy, to describe how it prevents action to stop climate change and to show how it can be beaten with an approach developed for political campaigns. Drawing on opinion polls, psychological research and examples of successful campaigns from across the globe the author asks "Who are the 'swing' voters?," "What do they think and why?" and "How can we talk about climate change in a way that will provoke action?" Preventing extreme climate change is one of the hardest tasks humans ever faced. Rising nationalism and the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement are blows to progress. But only by influencing those who have, so far, remained outside the debate will we have a chance of building a climate majority to back the measures required to avoid disaster
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
196 pages
Contents
  • Introduction. Part 1 Why climate apathy matters : The wrong target
  • Who cares about climate change?
  • Maps and roadblock
  • The stakes
  • Part 2 The causes of apathy : Sight and mind
  • Nothing to worry about
  • Do you have to be leftwing to worry about climate change?
  • Part 3 How to beat apathy : The pointy end
  • Tear down this wall
  • Yes we can. Conclusion: in the balance
Isbn
9781780264073
Instance
Label
The climate majority : apathy and action in an age of nationalism
Title
The climate majority
Title remainder
apathy and action in an age of nationalism
Statement of responsibility
Leo Barasi
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This book is not about the climate deniers or the climate activists. It's about apathy, about those who don't talk about global warming - the billions of people who have heard plenty about climate change and acknowledge there's a problem, but who are just not engaged enough to stimulate the change required to stop it. This is the first book to investigate climate apathy, to describe how it prevents action to stop climate change and to show how it can be beaten with an approach developed for political campaigns. Drawing on opinion polls, psychological research and examples of successful campaigns from across the globe the author asks "Who are the 'swing' voters?," "What do they think and why?" and "How can we talk about climate change in a way that will provoke action?" Preventing extreme climate change is one of the hardest tasks humans ever faced. Rising nationalism and the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement are blows to progress. But only by influencing those who have, so far, remained outside the debate will we have a chance of building a climate majority to back the measures required to avoid disaster
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Barasi, Leo
Dewey number
363.738/74
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
QC903
LC item number
.B37 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Climatic changes
  • Nationalism
Label
The climate majority : apathy and action in an age of nationalism, Leo Barasi
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index
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volume
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text
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Contents
Introduction. Part 1 Why climate apathy matters : The wrong target -- Who cares about climate change? -- Maps and roadblock -- The stakes -- Part 2 The causes of apathy : Sight and mind -- Nothing to worry about -- Do you have to be leftwing to worry about climate change? -- Part 3 How to beat apathy : The pointy end -- Tear down this wall -- Yes we can. Conclusion: in the balance
Control code
1006801680
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
196 pages
Isbn
9781780264073
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1006801680
Label
The climate majority : apathy and action in an age of nationalism, Leo Barasi
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction. Part 1 Why climate apathy matters : The wrong target -- Who cares about climate change? -- Maps and roadblock -- The stakes -- Part 2 The causes of apathy : Sight and mind -- Nothing to worry about -- Do you have to be leftwing to worry about climate change? -- Part 3 How to beat apathy : The pointy end -- Tear down this wall -- Yes we can. Conclusion: in the balance
Control code
1006801680
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
196 pages
Isbn
9781780264073
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1006801680

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