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What people will be killed for in the 21st century, inhabitable spaces shrink, scarce resources become scarcer, and injustices grow deeper, not only between north and south but also between generations. The authors choice of subtitlean offer to explain why people will be killed in the coming decadesis bound to attract attention. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading climate wars. The basic thrust of this climate wars na rrative is as follows. How naive politicians, green ideologues, and media elites are undermining the truth about energy and climate by peter c.
Oct 23, 2017 rich countries are already developing strategies to garner resources and keep climate refugees at bay. Climate change poses major new challenges in terms of security, responsibility and justice, but as welzer makes disturbingly clear, very little is being done to confront them. Mar 09, 2012 welzer combines analytical insight with passionate conviction in calling on all of us to help stem the violence that flows from climate change. This book will reach, inform, and enable citizens everywhere to join this battle for our planet.
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