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15. Climate Governance and Climate Change and Society

Authors : Geoff O’Brien, Phil O’Keefe

Published in: Risk Governance

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Accelerated climate change and increasing variability is the single greatest threat to humanity. Despite more extreme weather events across the world there appears to be a lack of urgency in reaching an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This chapter reviews the evolution of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and argues that the governance of the convention is a mess and the reliance on market based measures are unlikely to produce the reduction in emissions that are needed if we are to avoid dangerous climate change. This chapter posits that the society is missing from the governance of climate change. The current debate is dominated by climate scientists as well as economists, but those that will be impacted the most, the people, have little or no voice. That must change.

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Metadata
Title
Climate Governance and Climate Change and Society
Authors
Geoff O’Brien
Phil O’Keefe
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Risk Governance

Print ISBN: 978-94-017-9327-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-017-9328-5

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9328-5_15