Confronting Climate Gridlock Audiobook Libro.fm

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An atmospheric scientist explains why global climate change mitigation and energy decarbonization demand American diplomacy technology and policy

Professor of environmental engineering Daniel Cohan argues that escaping the gravest perils of climate change will first require American diplomacy technological innovation and policy to catalyze decarbonization globally Combining his own expertise along with insights from more than a hundred interviews with diplomats scholars and cleantechnology pioneers Cohan identifies flaws in previous efforts to combat climate change He highlights opportunities for more successful strategies including international climate clubs and accelerated development of clean energy technologies Grounded in history and emerging scholarship this book offers a forwardlooking vision of solutions to confronting climate gridlock and a cleareyed recognition of the challenges to enacting them