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Uncertain futures : how to unlock the climate impasse / Alexander F. Gazmararian, Princeton University, Dustin Tingley, Harvard University

Author
Gazmararian, Alexander F., 1997-
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Additional Creators
Tingley, Dustin H., 1979-
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Contents
Introduction -- Problems and solutions -- Asking people, communities, and companies -- Opportunity knocks? -- Making government policy credible -- Bargaining for the future -- Making workforce programs work -- Green jobs under the spotlight -- Conclusion.
Summary
Why is the world not moving fast enough to solve the climate crisis? Politics stand in the way, but experts hope that green investments, compensation, and retraining could unlock the impasse. However, these measures often lack credibility. Not only do communities fear these policies could be reversed, but they have seen promises broken before. Uncertain Futures proposes solutions to make more credible promises that build support for the energy transition. It examines the perspectives of workers, communities, and companies, arguing that the climate impasse is best understood by viewing the problem from the ground up. Featuring voices on the front lines such as a commissioner in Carbon County deciding whether to welcome wind, executives at energy companies searching for solutions, mayors and unions in Minnesota battling for local jobs, and fairgoers in coal country navigating their uncertain future, this book contends that making economic transitions work means making promises credible.
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9781009405331 (ebook)
9781009405294 (hardback)
9781009405300 (paperback)
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jul 2023).
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