About the book
Twenty-five years of human effort have failed even to slow climate change, let alone reverse it. \"Climate Insurgency\" lays out a strategy for protecting the earth s climate: a global nonviolent constitutional insurgency. This short book starts with a brief history of official climate protection efforts from above and non-governmental ones from below that explains why climate protection has failed so far. Then, it proposes a global nonviolent insurgency for climate protection to overcome that failure. Historian and longtime activist Jeremy Brecher presents a public trust doctrine that can legitimate global climate insurgency in national and international law. He shows how to make national economies climate-safe and points the way toward justly distributing the global costs and benefits of climate protection. In addition, he lays out a new strategy to make governments and economies meet their obligations to protect the climate.Read Jeremy Brecher's \"Salon\" interview about his new book here.\"
Editions of Climate Insurgency
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317262251
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317262268
Read an Excerpt
Twenty-five years of human effort have failed even to slow climate change, let alone reverse it. \"Climate Insurgency\" lays out a strategy for protecting the earth s climate: a global nonviolent constitutional insurgency. This short book starts with a brief history of official climate protection efforts from above and non-governmental ones from below that explains why climate protection has failed so far. Then, it proposes a global nonviolent insurgency for climate protection to overcome that failure. Historian and longtime activist Jeremy Brecher presents a public trust doctrine that can legitimate global climate insurgency in national and international law. He shows how to make national economies climate-safe and points the way toward justly distributing the global costs and benefits of climate protection. In addition, he lays out a new strategy to make governments and economies meet their obligations to protect the climate.Read Jeremy Brecher's \"Salon\" interview about his new book here.\"
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Climate Insurgency about?
Twenty-five years of human effort have failed even to slow climate change, let alone reverse it. \"Climate Insurgency\" lays out a strategy for protecting the earth s climate: a global nonviolent constitutional insurgency. This short book starts with a brief history of official climate protection efforts from above and non-governmental ones from below that explains why climate protection has failed so far. Then, it proposes a global nonviolent insurgency for climate protection to overcome that failure. Historian and longtime activist Jeremy Brecher presents a public trust doctrine that can legitimate global climate insurgency in national and international law. He shows how to make national economies climate-safe and points the way toward justly distributing the global costs and benefits of climate protection. In addition, he lays out a new strategy to make governments and economies meet their obligations to protect the climate.Read Jeremy Brecher's \"Salon\" interview about his new book here.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Climate Insurgency?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
Where can I read a sample of Climate Insurgency?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317262251
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Climate Insurgency?
Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Climate Insurgency is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317262251) and pdf(ISBN 9781317262268)