Sinopsis
A powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition drives climate breakdown and inhibits action to prevent it It is the decisive decade for climate change action yet great power competition is surging Geo economic rivalries and territorial conflicts over Ukraine and Taiwan appear more important than collective action against catastrophic climate change Why do great powers favor competition and rivalry over transnational policies to address the greatest threat humanity has ever faced In Oceans Rise Empires Fall Gerard Toal identifies geopolitics as the culprit Examining its meaning history and leading thinkers he exposes the geo ecological foundations of geopolitics and the struggles for living space that it expresses The book isolates three Earth controlling practices that characterize geopolitics The territorial control imperatives of great powers preclude collaborative behavior to address common challenges Competing world historical missions drive rivalries and wars like Russia s fossil fuel funded aggression against Ukraine Military industrial competition over leading edge technologies and critical minerals takes priority over collaborative decarbonization policies In the contest between geopolitics and sustainable climate policies the former take
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9780197693261
