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12 produkter
Underwater
Loss, Flood Insurance, and the Moral Economy of Climate Change in the United States
Inbunden, 2021
2227 kr
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Communities around the United States face the threat of being underwater. This is not only a matter of rising waters reaching the doorstep. It is also the threat of being financially underwater, owning assets worth less than the money borrowed to obtain them. Many areas around the country may …
Underwater
Loss, Flood Insurance, and the Moral Economy of Climate Change in the United States
Häftad, 2021
302 kr
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Communities around the United States face the threat of being underwater. This is not only a matter of rising waters reaching the doorstep. It is also the threat of being financially underwater, owning assets worth less than the money borrowed to obtain them. Many areas around the country may …
Super Polluters
Tackling the World’s Largest Sites of Climate-Disrupting Emissions
Av Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1188 kr
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Power plants are essential to achieving the standard of living that modern societies demand and the social and economic infrastructure on which they depend. Yet their indispensability has allowed them to evade responsibility for their vast carbon emissions. Fossil-fueled power plants are the single …
Super Polluters
Tackling the World’s Largest Sites of Climate-Disrupting Emissions
Av Don Grant, Andrew Jorgenson m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
302 kr
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Power plants are essential to achieving the standard of living that modern societies demand and the social and economic infrastructure on which they depend. Yet their indispensability has allowed them to evade responsibility for their vast carbon emissions. Fossil-fueled power plants are the single …
Cities in Action
Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies
Inbunden, 2026
1188 kr
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As national governments and global institutions fail to address climate change, an increasing number of cities have committed to major sustainability and climate strategies. Why do some cities take bold action while others remain on the sidelines?Christof Brandtner shows that city climate action is …
Cities in Action
Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies
Häftad, 2026
302 kr
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As national governments and global institutions fail to address climate change, an increasing number of cities have committed to major sustainability and climate strategies. Why do some cities take bold action while others remain on the sidelines?Christof Brandtner shows that city climate action is …
Saving Ourselves
From Climate Shocks to Climate Action
Inbunden, 2024
175 kr
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We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Governments have struggled to meet even modest goals. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. …
Reforesting the Earth
The Human Drivers of Forest Conservation, Restoration, and Expansion
Av Thomas Rudel
Inbunden, 2023
1188 kr
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Forests offer a natural solution to the climate crisis. Conserving and expanding them not only removes carbon from the atmosphere but also protects and fosters biodiversity. Yet the results of elite-driven reforestation initiatives have been disappointing, and in many world regions deforestation …
Reforesting the Earth
The Human Drivers of Forest Conservation, Restoration, and Expansion
Av Thomas Rudel
Häftad, 2023
302 kr
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Forests offer a natural solution to the climate crisis. Conserving and expanding them not only removes carbon from the atmosphere but also protects and fosters biodiversity. Yet the results of elite-driven reforestation initiatives have been disappointing, and in many world regions deforestation …
Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World
Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize
Inbunden, 2026
1188 kr
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Belize is often described as a “pristine” ecotourism destination with a landscape that is “naturally” valuable. Yet for much of the twentieth century, British Honduras—as the country was known under colonial rule—was seen as lacking value, an unprofitable backwater. Valuing Nature at the Ends of …
Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World
Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize
Häftad, 2026
302 kr
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Belize is often described as a “pristine” ecotourism destination with a landscape that is “naturally” valuable. Yet for much of the twentieth century, British Honduras—as the country was known under colonial rule—was seen as lacking value, an unprofitable backwater. Valuing Nature at the Ends of …
Saving Ourselves
From Climate Shocks to Climate Action
Häftad, 2025
159 kr
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We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Governments have struggled to meet even modest goals. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. …
