Unsustainable: The Urgent Need to Transform Society and Reverse Climate Change

Front Cover -- Testimonials Page -- Unsustainable: The Urgent Need To Transform Society And Reverse Climate Change -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Preface -- Part 1 The State Of The World -- 1 Setting The Context -- Chapter Summary -- The Basic Problem -- Parts Per Million -- Carbon Budget -- Average Global Temperatures -- Is Human Activity To Blame? -- The Paris Climate Conference, 2015 -- The Need For Urgent Action -- A Matter Of Terminology -- Growth -- Development -- Sustainable -- The Need For A New Socio-economic Model 2 The State Of The World -- Chapter Summary -- Introduction -- Cause And Effect -- The Decline Of Species -- Land Degradation -- The Challenge For The Un -- Limitations On The Un -- Climate Change And Un Agencies -- Sustainable Development Goals -- Are We Destined To Fail? -- The Need For A New Socio-economic Model -- A New Age Of Unrest -- 3 Implications Of Covid-19 -- Chapter Summary -- Did You Have A Good Lockdown? -- Warning Signs -- Evidence-driven Decision-making -- Delayed And Ineffective Response -- Hyperbole And Self-delusion -- Government Ideology And Paradigms -- Social Change Structural Economic Change -- Economic Recovery -- Entering A Post-capitalist Era -- Summary Of Key Issues -- Two Alternative Scenarios For A Post-covid-19 World -- Part Ii The Process Of Change -- 4 Preparing For Change -- Chapter Summary -- Towards A New Socio-economic Model -- Changing Attitudes And Behaviours -- Creating A Vision For A Sustainable Future -- The Process Of Transition -- Expectations And The Reality Gap -- Growing Inequality -- The Current Political Process Is Failing -- The Analogy Of The Global Financial Crash -- A Hard Change Is Going To Come Moving Towards A Sustainable Future -- Goals -- Targets -- Plan -- Drivers -- Visibility -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Mandate -- Norms -- 5 Effective Government Intervention -- Chapter Summary -- Introduction -- The Need For Government Intervention -- Enablers -- Drivers -- Behaviours -- Outcomes -- 1. Goals And Strategies -- 2. Success Criteria -- 3. New Economic Model -- 4. Values, Attitudes And Behaviours -- 5. New Skills And Capabilities -- Change Is Inevitable -- Prevarication Is Not An Option -- 6 The Energy Transition -- Chapter Summary -- The Scale Of The Threat Uk Government Emissions Target -- Uk Government Policies -- Current Prospects Look Bleak -- Confusing And Contradictory Policies -- Growth In Renewables -- Renewables As A Share Of Final Energy Use -- Energy Intensity -- Parts Per Million (ppm) -- Carbon Emissions (carbon Budget) -- 7 Moving Away From Growth And Profit -- Chapter Summary -- Introduction -- The Failure Of Our Generation -- The Inability Of The Individual To Affect Change -- Influence And Power -- Status -- Attitudes And Beliefs -- Disconnect From The Impact Of Environmental Damage -- Visibility And Linkage -- The Pursuit Of Profit Richard Joy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.