Book contents
- Organising Responses to Climate Change
- Organising Responses to Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Part I The Politics of Climate Change
- Part II The Politics of Climate Mitigation
- 3 Fossil Fuel Hegemony, Green Business and Growth
- 4 Challenging Fossil Fuel Expansion
- Part III The Politics of Climate Adaptation
- Part IV The Politics of Climate Suffering
- Part V The Politics of Climate Futures
- References
- Index
4 - Challenging Fossil Fuel Expansion
from Part II - The Politics of Climate Mitigation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2022
Book contents
- Organising Responses to Climate Change
- Organising Responses to Climate Change
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Part I The Politics of Climate Change
- Part II The Politics of Climate Mitigation
- 3 Fossil Fuel Hegemony, Green Business and Growth
- 4 Challenging Fossil Fuel Expansion
- Part III The Politics of Climate Adaptation
- Part IV The Politics of Climate Suffering
- Part V The Politics of Climate Futures
- References
- Index
Summary
Just as it seemed ‘climate fatigue’ (Kerr, 2009) had become entrenched, the fossil fuel industry found itself confronted by new, vibrant and diverse adversaries. Locally organised, internationally connected and arguably more strident than any of their predecessors, these fast-emerging environmental movements disrupted everyday practices and called for ever-stronger action from governments.
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- Organising Responses to Climate ChangeThe Politics of Mitigation, Adaptation and Suffering, pp. 64 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022