{"product_id":"copout-how-governments-have-failed-the-people-on-climate-an-insiders-view-of-climate-change-conferences-from-paris-to-dub-9781802472059","title":"Copout: How Governments Have Failed the People on Climate - An Insider's View of Climate Change Conferences, from Paris to Dub","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhy, after thirty\u003cbr\u003eyears of international climate negotiations to reduce carbon emissions, has the\u003cbr\u003eUN process failed to deliver a survivable outcome? Nick Breeze goes behind the\u003cbr\u003escenes at the UN COPs, from Paris to Dubai, to find out what on Earth is going\u003cbr\u003eon\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, \u003cbr\u003efrom the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, some\u003cbr\u003ewould say more accurately, climate collapse.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story of\u003cbr\u003esuccessive COP conferences over the past decade: it is a tale of imperfection, \u003cbr\u003efailure even, but not yet defeat. So far, the UN process has achieved almost\u003cbr\u003ethe exact opposite of what it first set out to achieve at the Rio Earth Summit\u003cbr\u003ein 1992.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick shows clearly that it is not Extinction Rebellion, Just\u003cbr\u003eStop Oil nor any other climate protesters who are the extremists; the true\u003cbr\u003eextremists are the policymakers who consistently undermine faltering efforts to\u003cbr\u003ereduce emissions. Repeatedly claiming to be saving us whilst allowing carbon\u003cbr\u003eemissions to continue rising, governments have failed their people on climate.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick shows us how, why and what we can do about it. The\u003cbr\u003epublic remains largely uninformed about climate change and, for the most part, \u003cbr\u003ethose who seek to draw attention to the issue are seen as 'crazy'. There\u003cbr\u003eremains a terrifying gap between scientific reality and political action.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with his own experiences and insights from expert\u003cbr\u003einterviewees, this page-turning account is less about the intricacies of the\u003cbr\u003escience and more about the mainstream perception of how we are understanding\u003cbr\u003eand responding to the problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ad Lib Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781802472059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Nick Breeze","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799807951029,"sku":"9781802472059","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_78d87510-6a13-4816-8841-4a6e58d2ec09.jpg?v=1711478784","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/copout-how-governments-have-failed-the-people-on-climate-an-insiders-view-of-climate-change-conferences-from-paris-to-dub-9781802472059","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}