Climate obstruction : a global assessment / edited by J. Timmons Roberts, Carlos R.S. Milani, Jennifer Jacquet and Christian Downie.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xix, 410 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Roberts, J. Timmons, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdrGFcKmP3w3H4m4Xj9jC |
| Other author/creator | Milani, Carlos, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjxPhDBf3GP6mdBgY3Xq73 |
| Other author/creator | Jacquet, Jennifer, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrGxK4qwybfrkWqyGyJH3 |
| Other author/creator | Downie, Christian, editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcKJQHyjYCd8gvchqFR8C |
| Other author/creator | Oxford 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780197787151 |
| ISBN | 0197787150 paperback |
| ISBN | 0197787142 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780197787144 hardcover |
| Standard identifier# | paperback |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000267508 |
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