Climate change is one of the greatest ecological and social challenges of the twenty-first century. Sociologists have made important contributions to our knowledge of the human drivers of contemporary climate change, including better understanding of the effects of social structure and political economy ...
An initial presentation of the interaction of climate and society is followed by a range of impacts and alternative responses. The catastrophic preoccupation allows for a concluding speculative section utilizing alternative images of the future and broad strategies for prudent responses to a transforming ...
Accelerated climate change and increasing variability is the single greatest threat to humanity. Despite more extreme weather events across the world there appears to be a lack of urgency in reaching an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This chapter reviews the evolution of the United Nat...
Not only is it a serious threat to the planet and to people, climate change is also threatening the global economy. This problem needs public-private sector collaboration to change the way we produce goods to other methods that guarantee and drive the development of sustainable economic growth. ...
To avoid dangerous climate change, future greenhouse-gas emissions will have to deviate from business-as-usual trajectories. This implies that feedback links need to exist between climate change and societal actions. Here, we show that, consciously or otherwise, these feedbacks can be represented ...
In this study, we explore the complex relationship between climate, conflict and society in nineteenth century Zululand. The paper first reviews current debates surrounding the links between climatic change, societal transformation and the rise of the Zulu Kingdom from the late-eighteenth to early-...
——2021年11月29日,习近平在中非合作论坛第八届部长级会议开幕式上的主旨演讲 【相关词汇】 国家适应气候变化战略 national climate change adaptation strategy 气候变化监测预警能力 climate change monitoring and early warning capability 全球气候治理体系 global climate governance system...
Environmental pollution and energy poverty have always been serious challenges for the global energy system. Results Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2005 to 2020, this paper uses FE and sys-GMM models to explore the impact of environmental regulations and climate change on...
Much of our scientific research has focussed on trying to understand the way that Climate Change andGlobal Warmingaffects the planet. Recently, we are also turning our attention to the human cost that these changes are having on our society. One area of research that has attracted considerable ...
——2021年11月29日,习近平在中非合作论坛第八届部长级会议开幕式上的重要讲话 【相关词汇】 国家适应气候变化战略 national climate change adaptation strategy 气候变化监测预警能力 climate change monitoring and early warning capability 全球气候治理...