| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 282 pages) : illustrations |
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illustration |
| Contents |
Challenge of climate change from a developing country / Marthinhus van Schalkwyk -- Energy consumption challenge of the industrialized world : an overview of German climate policy / Sigmar Gabriel -- Oil : how can Europe kick the habit of dependence? / Derek Osborn -- Nuclear option / Elizabeth Dowdeswell -- Bioenergy : neither golden solution nor prescription for disaster / Jürgen Maier -- Localized energy conflicts in the oil sector / Nnimmo Bassey -- Creating a climate of security : the latest science and acceptable risk / Andrew Higham -- Climate of fear : environment, migration and security / Devyani Gupta -- Changing economics / Nicholas Stern -- Water scenarios : 'the unpredictable flow' / Johan Kuylenstierna, Michael Moore and David Trouba -- Handling or not handling the food crisis / Jacque Diouf -- Climate change and biodiversity loss : the great new threats to peace, security and development / Ahmed Djoghlaf -- Climate change : a new threat to Middle East security / Gidon Bromberg [and others] -- At the water's edge : climate justice, small islands and sustainable development / Stuart Beck and Michael K. Dorsey -- Climate risks and insecurities / Melinda Kimble -- Multilateral system for climate and energy security : what roles for existing institutions? / Felix Dodds and Richard Sherman -- Who decides? ; the role of the United Nations and Security Council in addressing climate and energy insecurity / Chris Spence -- Financing the low-carbon transition in developing countries : the role of multilateral development banks / Barbara J. Bramble -- European Union response to the challenge / Stavros Dimas -- Sub-national climate change action model for the world / Linda Adams and Steve Howard -- Green new deal : poverty reduction and economic stability in a carbon-constrained world / Andrew Simms -- Energy, climate change and human security : the trade union challenge / Winston Gereluk and Lucien Royer -- What is a credible corporate response to the climate change? / Craig Bennett -- Taking action : financing a climate change technology revolution / Andrew Higham |
| Summary |
Climate change is now recognised as one of the greatest challenges facing the international community and when coupled with energy production and use - the most significant contributor to climate change - and the related security problems the double threat to international security and human development is of the highest order. This wide-ranging book brings together leading thinkers from academia, government and civil society to examine and address the global insecurity and development challenges arising from the twin thrust of climate change and the energy supply crunch. Part one considers ene |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Political aspects
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Energy development -- International cooperation
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Security, International.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Climatic changes -- Political aspects
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Energy development -- International cooperation
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Security, International
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Klimaänderung
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Klimaschutz
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Energieerzeugung
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Energiepolitik
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Sicherheitspolitik
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climat -- modification -- énergie -- environnement -- protection -- politique économique.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dodds, Felix.
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Higham, Andrew.
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Sherman, Richard
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| LC no. |
2009027987 |
| ISBN |
9781849774406 |
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1849774404 |
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9781844078554 |
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1844078558 |
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9781844078561 |
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1844078566 |
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9781136546297 |
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1136546294 |
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9786612506017 |
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6612506016 |
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