The citizen's guide to climate success: overcoming myths that hinder progress

Abstract

Humanity has failed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for three decades, despite a scientific consensus on the problem and the availability of technological solutions. This failure results from a lack of global governance combined with an assumption that countries will voluntarily agree on climate fairness. The authors argue that the task of reducing emissions is simpler than many believe: we need to quickly decarbonize a few key sectors of our economy, and there are only a couple of effective policies that can do that. The authors propose a strategy for climate success that focuses on rapidly decarbonizing electricity and transportation sectors. Leading countries must use various measures, including carbon tariffs, to ensure their efforts spill over to affect the efforts of all countries. This book offers a clear and simple strategic path for climate-concerned citizens to drive climate success by acting locally while thinking globally. – AI-generated abstract