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COPOUT

How governments have failed the people on climate - An insider's view of Climate Change Conferences, from Paris to Dubai

Published by Gemini Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Most people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, from the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, some would say more accurately, climate collapse. Nick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story of successive COP conferences over the past decade: it is a tale of imperfection, failure even, but not yet defeat.

So far, the UN process has achieved almost the exact opposite of what it first set out to achieve at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Nick shows clearly that it is not Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil nor any other climate protesters who are the extremists; the true extremists are the policymakers who consistently undermine faltering efforts to reduce emissions. Repeatedly claiming to be saving us whilst allowing carbon emissions to continue rising, governments have failed their people on climate. Nick shows us how, why and what we can do about it.

The public remains largely uninformed about climate change and there remains a terrifying gap between scientific reality and political action.

Packed with his own experiences and insights from expert interviewees, this page-turning account is less about the science and more about the mainstream perception of how we are understanding and responding to the problem.

About The Author

Nick Breeze has been interviewing climate scientists and related expertssince 2009 when he interviewed Professor James Lovelock for a proposeddocumentary with the working title A Hitchhiker's Guide to Gaia. In 2017,he co-founded the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series (CCLS), whichbrings world-renowned experts to the University of Cambridge forlivestreamed lectures on a range of climate issues. Nick is a wine writer,and the UK Ambassador for the Wines of Alentejo SustainabilityProgramme.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Gemini Books (September 24, 2024)
  • Length: 304 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781802472059

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