Miljøpolitik og miljøprotokoller

Klimaændringerne rammer nu med ubønhørlig kraft. Samtidig eskalerer den økonomiske ulighed mellem mennesker i de fleste lande. Denne dobbelte har udløst to bevægelser: De unges klimaoprør for at få forældregenerationen til at tage ansvar samt et spirende socialt oprør med krav om retfærdig omfordeling – tilsammen et krav om grundlæggende forandringer af måden, vi har indrettet økonomien og samfundet på. I SOM GJALDT DET LIVET advarer Jørgen Steen Nielsen om de truende perspektiver, beskriver det nye oprør og appellerer om reaktivering af demokratiet og aktiv inddragelse af borgerne som eneste vej ud af den dobbelte krise. Er det muligt? ”Vi ved ikke, at det er umuligt,” svarer forfatteren. Jørgen Steen Nielsen (f. 1952) er biolog, forfatter, tidligere chefredaktør og mangeårig miljøjournalist på Dagbladet Information, hvor han har dækket den økologiske krise i mere end 30 år. Vinder af Cavlingprisen i 2003. Forfatter til Fra Frihedens slagmarker (2004), Den store omstilling – fra systemkrise til grøn økonomi (2012), På den anden side – en rejse i omstillingens grænseland (2015), og Hvad skal vi med landbruget? (2016).

En personlig fortælling af en af Danmarks mest fremsynede miljøpolitikere.Efter en klimadepression sendte Ida Auken ned i et sort hul, da hun var i begyndelsen af 20’erne, tog Ida Auken en beslutning om at bevare håbet. Siden har hun været en aktiv del af kampen mod klimaforandringer. Hun var med, dengang verden stadig ubekymret skruede op for CO2-udledningen, og klimapolitik stod nederst på dagsordenen. Hun har præsenteret vantro amerikanske politikere for ultrabillig vindemøllestrøm, og hun har drukket gravøl efter det historisk mislykkede klimatopmøde i København. Frem til i dag, hvor verden langsomt er begyndt at bevæge sig i den rigtige retning, og klimadepression er blevet til klimakamp.Tro på det er en inspirerende beretning om at bevare håbet – også når det forekommer umuligt – og en opfordring til læseren om atgøre det samme.

Det faktum, at de herskende idéer vedrørende vildnis er den herskende klasses idéer, er lige så lidt grund til ikke at beskæftige sig med begrebet, som det samme faktum gør sig gældende vedrørende demokrati eller frihed eller retfærdighed for den sags skyld. Selvfølgelig kan vi have en marxistisk teori om vildnis: Hvis marxismen er almægtig, fordi den er sand, så bør den også kunne indeholde denne del af verden. Kan der også være en kosmopolitisk teori vedrørende vildnis? Kan der være en vildnis-dyrkelse for fattige? Kan vi forestille os et sted, hvor vildnis og retfærdighed mødes? Er det muligt at redde en vildnis-politik og -æstetik fra de forgangene århundreders eller måske endda årtusinders klassekamp? Jeg mener, vi kan svare ja til alle ovenstående spørgsmål.

We need to act five times faster to tackle climate change before it is too late. A policy insider, Simon Sharpe provides compelling ideas on how to rethink our strategies and reorganise our efforts in the fields of science, diplomacy, and economics to speed up progress in addressing climate change.

'Well researched, clearly written, beautifully presented and, above all, fact-packed books such as Inconvenient Facts are absolutely essential to the very survival of democracy, to the restoration of true science, and to the ultimate triumph of objective truth.''-Christopher Monckton, Viscount of Brenchley

Explains why the environmental crisis should lead to an abandonment of "free market" ideologies and current political systems, arguing that a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions may offer a best chance for correcting problems.

De fleste af os er godt klar over, at hyppig udskiftning i garderoben kan være problematisk, og at farvning af tekstiler kan svine. Men hvorfor er det tilfældet? Og hvad får det helt konkret af konsekvenser for naturen og mennesker, der arbejder i industrien? Problemerne i tekstilindustrien er desværre meget komplekse, da der er virkelig mange aktører, der ud fra ganske forskellige dagsordener tilsammen udgør industrien. Det er endt med at give en lang række problemer, der ikke lader sig løse uden handling hos brands, forbrugere og lovgivere. Vi er ved at drukne i tekstiler, særligt dårligt producerede og ubæredygtige af slagsen. Men hvor skal vi begynde, og hvor skulle vi gerne nå hen, når vi skal ændre tekstilindustrien og få den i en ansvarlig og grøn retning? Vores tøj – verdens ressourcer er en fag- og debatbog om tekstilindustriens problemer, og hvordan vi kommer dem til livs. På baggrund af flere års faglig research giver tekstilentreprenørerne Markus Hatting og Esben Licht en let tilgængelig indsigt i den komplekse industri. Først gives et faktabaseret overblik over industrien. Derefter dykkes der ned i problemerne og de komplekse relationer mellem aktørerne, der forårsager dem, inden en række forslag til handling fremsættes. Til sidst i bogen er den en guide til, hvad du som forbruger kan gøre for at hjælpe tekstilindustrien i den rigtige retning.

"Den bedste bog jeg har læst om klimakrisen. Et fremragende og suverænt formidlet mix af videnskab, filosofi og et løsningsorienteret bud på håndteringen af klimakrisen." – Dansk Bibliotekscenter"I den sympatisk motiverede ambition om at forene naturvidenskabens og humanismens sprog mærker man tydeligt åndsfællesskabet med Bodins afdøde læremester, Peter Bastian" – InformationKlimakrisen truer. Alle ved det. Hvorfor handler vi ikke? Videnskabsfolk advarer om smeltende poler, medierne er fulde af klimadebat, og bekymringen vokser overalt i samfundet. Alligevel går den grønne omstilling alt for langsomt. Klimaet er blevet en folkesag, men reelt bevæger vi os med sneglefart.Problemet er fundamentalt: Klimakrisen har rod i selve vores måde at leve og tænke på. Den kan ikke afværges med overfladisk symptombehandling – elbiler, vindmøller og genbrugskaffekopper – men må føre til dybere samfundsforandringer. Klimakampen kan kun vindes, hvis moderne teknologi kobles med nye idealer for det lykkelige og meningsfulde menneskeliv. Klimakrisens rødder er på én gang et videnskabeligt overblik over klimakrisen, en filosofisk analyse af vores kultur, et manifest for et mere meningsfuldt samfund og en guide til, hvad du kan gøre for at komme ind i klimakampen. Anders Holst Bodin (f. 1988) er ph.d. i fysik og har forsket i bæredygtig energiteknologi i Danmark og USA. Desuden spiller han klarinet, har studeret på Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium og været i mesterlære hos forfatter og musiker Peter Bastian.

VERDEN ER IKKE LÆNGERE DEN SAMME tilbyder et nymaterialistisk blik på klimakrisen, som placerer mennesket på niveau med resten af naturen – hverken over eller under. Den igangværende klimakrise kalder på nye teorier og fortællinger, der studerer kulturelle, sociale og politiske problemstillinger fra et økologisk perspektiv. For hvad sker der, hvis vi åbner vores analyser og vores blik op for de mange aktive og mere-end-menneskelige kræfter, som eksisterer både i os selv og i verden omkring os?Interessen for denne nye form for materialisme er ikke forbeholdt samfundsvidenskaben. Kunstnere og forfattere har de senere år også fundet stor inspiration i nymaterialismens sprog og tanker. Og oveni kan en ny generation af regenerative jordbrugere genkende beskrivelserne af jorden under vores fødder og naturen omkring os som levende og uforudsigelig.Denne bog bringer nye og gamle begreber i spil og viser os, hvordan vi med fordel kan trække på begge dele i en verden, der ikke længere er den samme.

Da Prometheus ifølge myten bragte ilden til jorden, blev menneskeheden på samme tid skænket en gave og en forbandelse. I Prometheus’ anger fortæller den tyske filosof Peter Sloterdijk (f. 1947) historien om vores bemægtigelse af ilden – fra årtusinders tilberedning af mad og hærdning af værktøj til industrialiseringens afbrænding af den dybe fortids ”forstenede og kondenserede hyper-urskove”.Hvis Prometheus vendte tilbage til jorden i dag, ville han sandsynligvis fortryde sin gave. For intet mindre end ekpyrosis, verdens totale undergang i ild, truer. Og kun en ny ”energetisk pacifisme” kan ifølge Sloterdijk forhindre denne katastrofe.

Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy evaluates the transportation of fluids required in the decarbonized energy economy. The book will help researchers, design manufacturers, and those within government and academia to understand challenges and guide the design and development of systems, machinery, and infrastructure needed for a decarbonized energy economy. The book provides comprehensive insights on the implications of the energy transition for a critical aspect of commerce: the infrastructure central to energy transportation and the economy. This practical book highlights the unique systems central to the efficient transport of various forms of energy. After outlining the need for transporting energy, types of fluids used to transport energy, and various means of transportation, the book covers the importance of understanding the energy marketplace, global perspectives, and then moves into the transport of natural gas, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. The work concludes with coverage of technology gaps, research and development, future trends, and solutions. Led by professionals with decades of experience and collecting insights from expert contributors, this book begins with the essentials of energy transport, provides detailed coverage of modes of transport, considers critical questions of energy supply and economics, and looks at long-term environmentally sensitive, sustainable options for the transport thereof. A powerful tool for the energy transition, Energy Transport Infrastructure for a Decarbonized Economy offers expert analysis on sustainable energy transport and its impact on our future.

Legendary conservationists show us that we still have the power to prevent critical consequences of the sixth extinction in this game-changing book.

"This book reports on the West's most embattled frontiers of climate politics to examine the democratic dilemma that climate policy finds itself in-and asks whether there are any plausible ways out"--

Explores the ways in which human and forest futures are interdependent, and the need to recognize its multiple meanings equally with its wealth of natural resources.

De façon surprenante, la sociologie de l¿État et de l¿administration a tendance à ignorer les corps intermédiaires de fonctionnaires qui représentent pourtant le gros des effectifs ministériels et des rouages essentiels de l¿action étatique. En France notamment, les analyses se limitent le plus souvent aux deux extrémités des structures bureaucratiques, laissant systématiquement dans l¿ombre tous les acteurs administratifs du milieu, qui ne sont ni des hauts-fonctionnaires ni des street level bureaucrats. Qui sont ces fonctionnaires du milieu ? A quoi servent-ils exactement ? Que font-ils concrètement ? Dans quels espaces évoluent-ils ? Comment travaillent-ils ? De quoi décident-ils ? C¿est à ces différentes questions que ce livre propose de répondre, en suivant pas à pas le processus de réforme de la politique publique de prévention des risques industriels engagé il y a presque vingt ans suite à la catastrophe d¿AZF de septembre 2001.

A devastating critique of the forces propelling us beyond critical temperature limits, by the bestselling author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Von Deutschland aus gesehen scheint der Pazifik in weiter Ferne zu liegen und unsere Lebenswelt nur wenig mit der auf den pazifischen Inseln gemein zu haben. Doch anders als diese Distanz implizieren mag, existieren in Geschichte und Gegenwart kontinuierliche Verbindungen zwischen Europa und dem Pazifik. Um diese Verflechtungsgeschichten zu vermitteln, traten Experten aus Schulen, Museen und Universitäten in den Dialog. Denn das Lernen über diese verflochtene Geschichte, aber auch die pazifischen Antworten auf die Umwälzung einer globalisierten Welt bergen eine hohe Relevanz für die Vermittlung von Kompetenzen sowie Bildungszielen an Schulen und öffentlichen Institutionen.

"This book is Todd Stern's eyewitness account of the full, charged, seven-year story of how the Paris Agreement came to be, following an arc from Copenhagen, to Durban, to the secret U.S.-China climate deal in 2014, to Paris itself. It illuminates the strategy and tactics, policy, politics and diplomacy that made Paris possible, and it also depicts the pitfalls and challenges overcome, the struggle between different groups of countries, the sometimes shifting alliances, the last-minmute maneuvering and the ultimate historic success"--

Now in paperback: a "deeply researched and reported" (San Francisco Chronicle) exploration of sea level rise in California that "breathes exquisite detail and dialogue" (Science Magazine) into the subject."Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written—a must-read for our uncertain times." —Ed Yong, author of An Immense World"When do seawalls make sense? And when is it better to give in to the tides? [...] In California Against the Sea, Xia [...] writes about the difficult realities of trying to incorporate fairness into our tally of costs and benefits." —The New YorkerAlong California's 1,200-mile coastline, the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home. In California Against the Sea, Los Angeles Times coastal reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?Xia, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigates the impacts of engineered landscapes, the market pressures of development, and the ecological activism and political scrimmages that have carved our contemporary coastline—and foretell even greater changes to our shores. From the beaches of the Mexican border up to the sheer-cliffed North Coast, the voices of Indigenous leaders, community activists, small-town mayors, urban engineers, and tenacious environmental scientists commingle. Together, they chronicle the challenges and urgency of forging a climate-wise future. Xia's investigation takes us to Imperial Beach, Los Angeles, Pacifica, Marin City, San Francisco, and beyond, weighing the rivaling arguments, agreements, compromises, and visions governing the State of California’s commitment to a coast for all. Through graceful reportage, she charts how the decisions we make today will determine where we go tomorrow: headlong into natural disaster, or toward an equitable refashioning of coastal stewardship.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. Portugal is among the best-placed European countries to take advantage of solar power, having achieved a five-fold increase in installed capacity during 2017-2023 despite financial constraints. In 2023, its National Energy and Climate Plan set an ambitious target for a further eight-fold increase from 2.5 GW to 20.4 GW by 2030. How can such fast-paced deployment secure sociospatial justice? What insights do political economic dynamics hold for future transitions? Drawing on long-term, multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, this book is a one-stop resource for policy makers, practitioners, scholars, and anyone interested in just solar energy transitions. Siddharth Sareen won the 2024 Nils Klim Prize, recognising his exemplary work in the search for renewable and sustainable sources of energy.

The Intersection of Blockchain and Energy Trading: Exploring Decentralized Solutions for Next-Generation Energy Markets equips readers with a practical understanding of the opportunities and challenges of this cutting-edge technology for the renewable energy markets of the future. Its multidisciplinary team of authors and editors provide a holistic guide to blockchain in energy markets, beginning with the fundamentals of energy trading and foundational principles of blockchain technology. Subsequent chapters demonstrate the applied opportunities for a variety of energy outcomes including renewable energy, decentralized energy, and electric vehicles. Essential use-cases such as demand response and ancillary services are covered, and the final chapters offer guidance on the impact of the technology for energy poverty and sustainability. Packed with models, case studies, and tools for implementation and practice, this book is an essential guide for researchers and professionals at the forefront of energy market innovation.

Embark on the Critical Journey: When Decisions Shape Our Environment's DestinyStep into a world where the very fate of our planet hangs in the balance. "The Battle of Priorities: Politics versus The Planet" thrums with the urgency of a crisis that transcends borders, ideologies, and the very fabric of society. This provocative book pierces the heart of the most pressing issue facing humankind today, unveiling the tumultuous relationship between the relentless wheels of politics and the mounting pressures on Earth's environment.Be prepared to confront the facts that define our global climate crisis: the stark statistics that frame our declining planet, the undeniable causes fueling the inferno of change, and the potential consequences that threaten the existence of future generations. Yet, amidst this sobering context, the book dives deeper into the complexities of environmental politics, revealing how legislative battles and biases often overshadow scientific truths and the health of our globe.Rivetingly, explore the intricate interplay of economics and climate policy as the book dissects the affordability of climate policy, the economic impacts of inaction, and the opportunities that could pave a sustainable path forward. Engage in the silent war waged by lobbyists, whose deep pockets and strategic influence can sway climate policy away from the planet's needs to the bottom line of big businesses.Witness through case studies and real-world scenarios, like the contentious Paris Agreement, the high stakes of legislative decisions and international cooperation. "The Battle of Priorities" doesn't just depict a crisis; it offers a lens into the transformative role of public opinion, media, and grassroots movements, arming you with knowledge to become a catalyst for change.Culminating in a powerful and inspiring call to action, this book ignites a spark in every reader, challenging you with a vision where political strategies and environmental imperatives align. For anyone ready to play a part, to step beyond the sidelines and take a stand, "The Battle of Priorities" is your essential guide to understanding and engaging in the fight for the future of our planet.

The book explores the key concerns in the United States of America, as well as around the world today, related to the significance of ecology, eco-consciousness and climate change.The chapters by individual authors reflect the topics both from a theoretical and from an ecocritical perspective. In the former case, they analyze effects of the present ecological crises (i.e. climate change and pandemics), the emergence and development of environmental humanities, posthumanism, ecocriticism, ecofeminism, and ecotheology. In the latter case, they offer readings of American literary texts of the 20th and 21st centuries as significant case studies.

China announced the national goal of achieving carbon peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. The great cause of achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality requires relentless efforts of the whole society. 100 Q&As on Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality explains in simple language some core and key issues about achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in the form of Q&As. This book will enhance the recognition and awareness of achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality among officials at all levels, enterprise personnel, and the general public.

Drawing on historic sources as well as present-day interviews, Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing is a story about systemic racism, environmental injustice, and the failure of government.In 2016, 1,100 mainly minority residents of a low-income housing complex in East Chicago, Indiana, received a letter from the city forcibly evicting them from their homes because a high level of lead was found in the soil under their houses. The residents were given two months to move. Many could not find safe housing nearby. The site was designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a Superfund site because of the large amount of toxic material on it. More than 1,300 similar sites are located throughout the United States. Over 70 million people live within three miles of one of these sites.Five years later, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General charged three federal agencies--EPA, HUD, and CDC--with causing the lead poisoning of children living in the complex. The EPA, responsible for the cleanup, had been aware of the situation for 35 years. The director of the local housing authority admitted to building the complex over a demolished lead smelter. When health issues arose, the housing authority blamed the residents' sanitary habits rather than its own failure to maintain the structures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's testing of blood lead levels was revealed to be faulty. In short, the very agencies that were supposed to protect these people instead neglected, ignored, and blamed them.But this isn't just a story of victimization; it is also about empowerment and community members insisting their voices be heard. Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing records the human side of what happens when the industries responsible for polluting leave, but the residents remain. Those residents tell their stories in their own words--not just what happened to them, but how they acted in response. We should listen, not only for justice, but as a cautionary tale against repeated history.

NUCLEAR POWER WILL SLOW OUR RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF WEAPONS PROLIFERATION AND CATASTROPHE