{"product_id":"carbon-colonialism-how-rich-countries-export-climate-breakdown-hardcover","title":"Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Parsons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data that shows the progress they have made. Yet the atmosphere is still warming at a record rate, with devastating effects on poverty and precarity in the world's most vulnerable communities. Are we being deceived? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClimate change is devastating the planet, and globalisation is hiding it. This book opens our eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarbon colonialism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the murky practices of outsourcing a country's environmental impact, where emissions and waste are exported from rich countries to poorer ones; a world in which corporations and countries are allowed to maintain a clean, green image while landfills in the world's poorest countries continue to expand, and droughts and floods intensify under the auspices of globalisation, deregulation and economic growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking a wide-ranging, culturally engaged approach to the topic, the book shows how this is not only a technical problem, but a problem of cultural and political systems and structures - from nationalism to economic logic - deeply embedded in our society.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data that shows the progress they have made. Yet the atmosphere is still warming at a record rate, with devastating effects on poverty and precarity in the world's most vulnerable communities. Are we being deceived? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClimate change is devastating the planet, and globalisation is hiding it. This book opens our eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarbon colonialism\u003c\/i\u003e explores the murky practices of outsourcing a country's environmental impact, where emissions and waste are exported from rich countries to poorer ones; a world in which corporations and countries are allowed to maintain a clean, green image while landfills in the world's poorest countries continue to expand, and droughts and floods intensify under the auspices of globalisation, deregulation, and economic growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking a wide-ranging, culturally engaged approach to the topic, the book shows how this is not only a technical problem, but a problem of cultural and political systems and structures - from nationalism to economic logic - deeply embedded in our society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Parsons is Reader in Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London and Principal Investigator of the projects \u003ci\u003eThe Disaster Trade: The Hidden Footprint of UK Imports and Investment Overseas \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHot Trends: How the Global Garment Industry Shapes Climate Vulnerability in Cambodia. \u003c\/i\u003eHis other books include \u003ci\u003eGoing Nowhere Fast: Inequality in the Age of Translocality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClimate Change in the Global Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487337374003,"sku":"9781526169181","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/w7u7vNrh3L9781526169181.webp?v=1781509623","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/carbon-colonialism-how-rich-countries-export-climate-breakdown-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}