Joy Unsustainable

The Urgent Need to Transform Society and Reverse Climate Change
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1803-9
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten

This book is an urgent call to reimagine our social, political and economic systems so that we might transform to a sustainable society.

It considers whether an alternative economic model is possible and examines the factors needed to enable such a transition to occur. The scale and pace of change is unprecedented and the author examines the actions that have to be taken by governments, business and individuals if we are to address the environmental disaster that confronts us. Much needs to change but ultimately, this is a book of hope, believing that evolution to a better, more sustainable society is possible.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Joy, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The State of the World

1. Setting the Context

2. The State of the World

3. Implications of COVID-19

Part 2: The Process of Change

4. Preparing for Change

5. Effective Government Intervention

6. The Energy Transition

7. Moving Away from Growth and Profit

8. Factors Critical to Successful Change

9. Barriers to Change

10. Perceptions and Reality

Part 3: The Call to Action

11. The Great Transition

12. Action Plans for Governments

13. Personal Accountability

14. A New Political Movement

15. Can We Make It?

Über Autor(innen)

Joy, Richard
Richard Joy is co-founder of the Low Carbon Strategy Network, bringing together organisations that offer innovative technologies for a more sustainable society. He has been actively involved in environmental politics for a number of years, and during 2019-2020 he worked with a task force, headed by Sir Ed Davey, now leader of the Liberal Democrats, advising on options for green growth. He is also an advisor to Keystone Legacy, an organisation promoting sustainable agriculture in East Africa. Previously, Richard worked for IBM, leading business change initiatives. He subsequently worked as a strategic change facilitator, supporting organisations implement major transformation programmes.

Richard Joy is an expert in organizational transformation and strategic change. He has been actively involved in environmental politics for many years and has been part of a task force advising on policy options for green growth, headed by leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey.