{"product_id":"the-language-of-climate-politics-fossil-fuel-propaganda-and-how-to-fight-it-hardcover","title":"The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGenevieve Guenther\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking investigation into the propaganda justifying the fossil-fuel economy, \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Climate Politics\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers powerful new ways to talk about the climate crisis that will help create transformative change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you want to understand the climate crisis and you only have time to read one book, this should be it.\" - Kieran Setiya, author of \u003cem\u003eLife is Hard\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A revelatory study...It's a breath of fresh air.\" Publishers' Weekly Starred Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an illuminating analysis, Dr. Genevieve Guenther shows that the climate debate is not, in fact, neatly polarized, with Republicans obstructing climate action and Democrats advancing climate solutions. Partisans on the right and the left often repeat the same fossil-fuel talking points, and this repetition produces a centrist consensus upholding the status quo, even as global heating accelerates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving this analysis through fascinating critical histories of the terms that dominate the language of climate politics--the words we, alarmist, cost, growth, \"India and China,\" innovation, and resilience--Dr. Guenther shows how this consensus is established. Fossil-fuel interests weaponize the discourses of science, economics, and activism, co-opting and twisting climate language to help greenwash their plans for ongoing extraction. But all too often climate scientists, economists, and even advocates will unwittingly echo the false and dangerous assumptions of their supposed political opponents. This apparent agreement between foes, filtered through the news media, not only influences our common-sense yet mistaken views about the climate crisis but also enables powerful decisionmakers to justify the corporate and policy actions that threaten us all. Revealing this dynamic, Guenther shows how to transform it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately, \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Climate Politics\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring call to arms, a book that equips readers with powerful new terms that will enable them to fight more effectively for a livable future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenevieve Guenther\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founding director of End Climate Silence and affiliate faculty at The New School, where she sits on the board of the Tishman Environment and Design Center. Dr. Guenther advises NGOs, corporations, and policymakers on fossil-fuel disinformation and climate communication, and she serves as Expert Reviewer for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Her research has appeared in both scholarly journals and media outlets such as \u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and MSNBC, and she has been invited to speak about climate and language to audiences at Duke, Columbia, and Harvard, among other universities. She lives in New York City with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.46 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750232981792,"sku":"9780197642238","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ce14dfe112640b16aed60f5b08896ec.webp?v=1779946482","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-language-of-climate-politics-fossil-fuel-propaganda-and-how-to-fight-it-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}