Climate obstruction : a global assessment / edited by J. Timmons Roberts, Carlos R.S. Milani, Jennifer Jacquet and Christian Downie.

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PublicationNew York : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxix, 410 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
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Other author/creatorRoberts, J. Timmons, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdrGFcKmP3w3H4m4Xj9jC
Other author/creatorMilani, Carlos, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxPhDBf3GP6mdBgY3Xq73
Other author/creatorJacquet, Jennifer, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrGxK4qwybfrkWqyGyJH3
Other author/creatorDownie, Christian, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcKJQHyjYCd8gvchqFR8C
Other author/creatorOxford University Press, publisher.
Contents 1. Introduction: Understanding Obstruction of Climate Action -- 2. The Global Role of the Oil and Gas Industry in Climate Delay and Denial -- 3. How Cost, Utilities, and Transportation Impede Climate Action -- 4. The Animal Agriculture Industry's Role in Obstructing Climate Action -- 5. Climate Policy Obstruction on the Right and the Far Right -- 6. Steering the Climate Discourse: Legacy News, Social Media, Advertising, and Public Relations -
Contents 7. Understanding the Political and Psychological Roots of Climate Misinformation and Its Impact on Public Opinion -- 8. Climate Obstruction Across the Global South -- 9. Blocking Climate Action at Subnational Levels -- 10. Obstruction in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- 11. Observing Global and Local Climate Change Adaptation -- 12. Legal and State Efforts to Address Climate Obstruction -- 13. Confronting Climate Obstruction: The Role Civil Society and Non-State Actors -- Index.
Abstract Providing a first-of-its-kind assessment of global climate obstruction, this book advances our understanding of efforts to slow or block policies on climate change, which can guide more effective action to prevent obstruction in the future.--Cover [p. 4]
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN0197787142 hardcover
ISBN9780197787144 hardcover
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Standard identifier# CIPO000267508

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