Bankrupting Nature : Denying Our Planetary Boundaries.

Bankrupting Nature : Denying Our Planetary Boundaries.

This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world. Despite growing scientific consensus on major environmental threats as well as resource depletion, societies are largely continuing with busine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wijkman, Anders
Other Authors: Rockström, Johan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Global environmental change.
Environmental policy.
Environmental protection.
environmental policy.
environmental protection.
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Global environmental change
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Bankrupting Nature; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by Sunita Narain; Foreword by Pavan Sukhdev; Acknowledgements; 1 The environmental space is limited; 2 'Politics in crisis' by Anders Wijkman; 3 Science's role and responsibility by Johan Rockström; 4 From Copenhagen to Durban; 5 Respect the planetary boundaries; 6 A triply green revolution; 7 Energy
  • the only currency; 8 The forgotten issue; 9 The weapon of doubt; 10 The greenhouse effect; 11 What climate deniers do not want to know; 12 The Arctic: the canary in the mine.
  • 13 Is Sweden a world champion in climate policy?14 Getting the economy right; 15 The financial sector: ignoring the risks; 16 Growth's dilemma; 17 Towards a circular economy; 18 How much is enough?; 19 The road ahead; References; Index.

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