Greening the World: The Politics of Energy & Climate Change
University of East Anglia
Political Science
2023
Pierre Bocquillon
Undergraduate lecture
There is increasingly widespread understanding that the world is confronted to a ‘climate emergency’ of unprecedented scale that already affects communities across the world and puts future generations and societies at risk. Not a day passes without the announcement of new temperature records or climate change induced natural disasters – from hurricanes to forest fires and to arctic melting. And yet, economic, social and political change is painfully slow, inadequate and politicians have failed to rise to the challenge. Why is it so hard for politicians, businesses, and citizens to act when scientific evidence of human induced global warming and the unfolding impact of climate change are so overwhelming?