Hale, Thomas
Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing across Time
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691238128
- author:
- Hale, Thomas
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 15.5 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, History & Theory,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Climate change and other "long problems" that span generations pose significant challenges to policymakers. The effects of past emissions continue to shape our climate today, while our actions will impact the climate of tomorrow. However, the priorities of the present often dominate climate policy and the politics surrounding it. In this book, Thomas Hale examines the politics of climate change and other "long problems", highlighting why it's hard to act before a problem's effects are felt and why our future interests carry little weight in current debates. Hale outlines strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes, including tools and approaches that can help policymakers anticipate future needs and risks, make interventions that get ahead of problems, and set forward-looking goals that endure. By shifting our understanding of politics and governance to account for the "lengthening" of problems across time, we can develop more effective solutions to tackle long-term challenges, including climate change, technology governance, and demographic shifts.
Related Products
Related Products
A Change of Climate
Mantel, Hilary
Reimagining Climate Change (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research)
Wapner, Paul
COPOUT: How governments have failed the people on climate - An insider's view of Climate Change Conferences, from Paris to Dubai
Breeze, Nick
What Is Climate Change?
Herman, Gail
Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
Sharpe, Simon