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Too Hot to Handle?

The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change

Rebecca Willis (Lancaster University)

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English
Polity Press
01 April 2020
Scientists are clear that urgent action is needed on climate change, and world leaders agree. Yet climate issues barely trouble domestic politics. This book explores a central dilemma of the climate crisis: science demands urgency; politics turns the other cheek. Is it possible to hope for a democratic solution to climate change?

Based on interviews with leading politicians and activists, and the author's twenty years on the frontline of climate politics, this book explores why climate is such a challenge for political systems, even when policy solutions exist. It argues that more democracy, not less, is needed to tackle the climate crisis, and suggests practical ways forward.
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Imprint:   Polity Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 127mm, 
ISBN:   9781529206029
ISBN 10:   1529206022
Pages:   162
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Rebecca Willis is an Professor in Practice at Lancaster University. She is an Expert Lead on for Climate Assembly UK and was a respondent in the Channel Four Leaders' Debate on Climate in November 2019. Media appearances include BBC Radio Four's Today Programme, the One O'Clock News, Radio 5 Live, The Guardian, New Scientist and more.

Reviews for Too Hot to Handle?: The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change

If politicians know the seriousness of the climate crisis, why don't they act? This highly readable book explains. Shaun Spiers, Green Alliance


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