Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming
By Joshua P. Howe and William Cronon
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. His project kicked off a half century of research that has expanded our knowledge of climate change. Despite more than fifty years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why?
In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The book follows the story of rising CO2—illustrated by the now famous Keeling Curve—through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time.
The nature of the problem itself, Howe explains, has privileged scientists as the primary spokespeople for the global climate. But while the “science first” forms of advocacy they developed to fight global warming produced more and better science, the primacy of science in global warming politics has failed to produce meaningful results. In fact, an often exclusive focus on science has left advocates for change vulnerable to political opposition and has limited much of the discussion to debates about the science itself.
As a result, while we know much more about global warming than we did fifty years ago, CO2 continues to rise. In 1958, Keeling first measured CO2 at around 315 parts per million; by 2013, global CO2 had soared to 400 ppm. The problem is not getting better - it's getting worse. Behind the Curve offers a critical and levelheaded look at how we got here.
Related to Behind the Curve
Related ebooks
Governing for Sustainability Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPunch-Drunk on Co2...Dizzy from Spin: Catastrophic Man-Made Global Warming Sustainable Hypothesis or Unsustainable Hoax? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe World in Conflict: Understanding the World's Troublespots Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Bounded Rationality and Politics Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Cattle Poetics: How Aesthetics Shapes Politics in Mursiland, Ethiopia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeyond Individual Choice: Teams and Frames in Game Theory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinland as a Knowledge Economy 2.0 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIntentional Behaviorism: Philosophical Foundations of Economic Psychology Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPsychological Reality Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Deception by Design: The Intelligent Design Movement in America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIs the Temperature Rising?: The Uncertain Science of Global Warming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Competition in Religious Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Future of the Academic Journal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Powers That Be: Global Energy for the Twenty-first Century and Beyond Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Advocacy after Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStability of Happiness: Theories and Evidence on Whether Happiness Can Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe No-Nonsense Guide to Science Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCity Limits Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Department and Discipline: Chicago Sociology at One Hundred Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPivotal Politics: A Theory of U.S. Lawmaking Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEveryday Law on the Street: City Governance in an Age of Diversity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Governance of Small States in Turbulent Times: The Exemplary Cases of Norway and Slovakia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBodies in Flux: Scientific Methods for Negotiating Medical Uncertainty Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSocial Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao: Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leaving Truth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsModels in Planning: An Introduction to the Use of Quantitative Models in Planning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParadoxes of Liberal Democracy: Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsExperimental Economics: Rethinking the Rules Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Environmental Science For You
The Hidden Life of Trees | Summary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Herbology At Home: Making Herbal Remedies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Foraging for Beginners: Your Simplified Guide to Foraging Edible Plants for Survival in the Wild: Self-Sufficient Living Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret of Water Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Herbalism and Alchemy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Uncertain Sea: Fear is everywhere. Embrace it. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Big Book of Nature Activities: A Year-Round Guide to Outdoor Learning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Homegrown & Handmade: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The World Without Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shelter: A Love Letter to Trees Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Silent Spring Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Never Cry Wolf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - 10th anniversary edition: A Year of Food Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Behind the Curve
5 ratings0 reviews