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Glacial

- The Untold History of Climate Politics
Af: Chelsea Henderson Engelsk Paperback

Glacial

- The Untold History of Climate Politics
Af: Chelsea Henderson Engelsk Paperback
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It took nearly sixty years for a meaningful climate change bill to run the political gauntlet from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office. Why?

From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate change.

Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics is the first Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in Washington—how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action.

The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger generations who can''t afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them personally, but for the public good—and they must do so while there is still time.

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It took nearly sixty years for a meaningful climate change bill to run the political gauntlet from Capitol Hill to the Oval Office. Why?

From mavericks to party standard-bearers, U.S. Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and presidential candidates have campaigned for four decades espousing their intentions to address the impacts of climate change.

Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics is the first Inside-the-Beltway account to lay bare the machinations of what went wrong in Washington—how and why our leaders failed to act on climate change as mounting scientific evidence underscored the urgency to do so. Glacial tells a story of behind-the-scenes infighting and power struggles that blocked or derailed federal legislative progress on climate change, even in times of bipartisanship and with polls showing most Americans favored action.

The good news today is that public opinion is at its highest level of support for climate action, from corporate boardrooms embracing sustainability for business reasons to movements led by passionate younger generations who can''t afford to stand mute because it is they who will inherit the worst environmental catastrophes. If the missed opportunities in Washington are instructive, the path to doing so is clear. Our elected officials must use their offices not solely for the power and prestige it bestows upon them personally, but for the public good—and they must do so while there is still time.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9781684429585
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1684429587
Udg. Dato: 19 sep 2024
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 153mm
Højde: 228mm
Forlag: Turner Publishing Company
Oplagsdato: 19 sep 2024
Forfatter(e): Chelsea Henderson
Forfatter(e) Chelsea Henderson


Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie


ISBN-13 9781684429585


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 416


Udgave


Længde 29mm


Bredde 153mm


Højde 228mm


Udg. Dato 19 sep 2024


Oplagsdato 19 sep 2024


Forlag Turner Publishing Company