Book contents
- The Climate Crisis
- Reviews
- The Climate Crisis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- 1 The History of Human-Caused Global Heating
- 2 Climate Science
- 3 Climate Impacts
- 4 Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
- Part II From Skepticism to Belief
- Part III From Belief to Action
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Climate Impacts
from Part I - Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2022
Book contents
- The Climate Crisis
- Reviews
- The Climate Crisis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Background
- 1 The History of Human-Caused Global Heating
- 2 Climate Science
- 3 Climate Impacts
- 4 Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
- Part II From Skepticism to Belief
- Part III From Belief to Action
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 lays out in more detail the grave current impacts of global heating, including such extreme weather events as heat waves, droughts, floods, and hurricanes; the alarming projected scenarios if substantial cuts in emissions do not begin soon; and how the methods and assumptions used by many economists have contributed to the failure to cut emissions.
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- The Climate CrisisScience, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements, pp. 61 - 83Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022