Can Science Fix Climate Change?

A Case Against Climate Engineering

By:

Mike Hulme

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

New Human Frontiers

Show Hide Adult Content

$62.99

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 11-21 June using International Courier

Description

Climate change seems to be an insurmountable problem. Political solutions have so far had little impact. Some scientists are now advocating the so-called 'Plan B', a more direct way of reducing the rate of future warming by reflecting more sunlight back to space, creating a thermostat in the sky. In this book, Mike Hulme argues against this kind of hubristic techno-fix. Drawing upon a distinguished career studying the science, politics and ethics of climate change, he shows why using science to fix the global climate is undesirable, ungovernable and unattainable. Science and technology should instead serve the more pragmatic goals of increasing societal resilience to weather risks, improving regional air quality and driving forward an energy technology transition. Seeking to reset the planet’s thermostat is not the answer.

Author Biography:

Mike Hulme is Professor of Climate and Culture in theDepartment of Geography at King s College London. His 2009 Why We Disagree about Climate Change won TheEconomist s Book of the Year Award . He hascontributed to public debates in the UK and US, writing for TheGuardian and the Wall Street Journal. From 2000 to 2007he was the Founding Director of the Tyndall Centre for ClimateChange Research.

Release date Australia

April 25th, 2014

Author

Mike Hulme

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

144

Series

New Human Frontiers

Dimensions

127x191x16

ISBN-13

9780745682068

Product ID

21783121

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here