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The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change

By: Robin Globus Veldman

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The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change

By: Robin Globus Veldman

Why are white evangelicals the most skeptical major religious group in America regarding climate change? Previous scholarship has pointed to cognitive factors such as conservative politics, anti-science attitudes, aversion to big government, and theology. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, The Gospel of Climate Skepticism reveals the extent to which climate skepticism and anti-environmentalism have in fact become embedded in the social world of many conservative evangelicals. Rejecting the common assumption that evangelicals’ skepticism is simply a side effect of political or theological conservatism, the book further shows that between 2006 and 2015, leaders and pundits associated with the Christian Right widely promoted skepticism as the biblical position on climate change. The Gospel of Climate Skepticism offers a compelling portrait of how during a critical period of recent history, political and religious interests intersected to prevent evangelicals from offering a unified voice in support of legislative action to address climate change.

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Univ of California Press

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0520972805

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The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change

By: Robin Globus Veldman

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Why Evangelical Christians Oppose Action on Climate Change

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Transport, Climate Change and the City

By: Robin Hickman,David Banister

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Transport, Climate Change and the City

By: Robin Hickman,David Banister

Sustainable mobility has long been sought after in cities around the world, particularly in industrialised countries, but also increasingly in the emerging cities in Asia. Progress however appears difficult to make as the private car, still largely fuelled by petrol or diesel, remains the mainstream mode of use. Transport is the key sector where carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions seem difficult to reduce. Transport, Climate Change and the City seeks to develop achievable and low transport CO2 emission futures in a range of international case studies, including in London, Oxfordshire, Delhi, Jinan and Auckland. The aim is that the scenarios as developed, and the consideration of implementation and governance issues, can help us plan for and achieve attractive future travel behaviours at the city level. The alternative is to continue with only incremental progress against CO2 reduction targets, to ‘sleepwalk’ into climate change difficulties, oil scarcity, a poor quality of life, and to continue with the high traffic casualty figures. The topic is thus critical, with transport viewed as central to the achievement of the sustainable city and reduced CO2 emissions.

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Routledge

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113510803X

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9781135108038

How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change

Social Scientific Investigations

By: Robin Globus Veldman,Andrew Szasz,Randolph Haluza-DeLay

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How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change

Social Scientific Investigations

By: Robin Globus Veldman,Andrew Szasz,Randolph Haluza-DeLay

A growing chorus of voices has suggested that the world’s religions may become critical actors as the climate crisis unfolds, particularly in light of international paralysis on the issue. In recent years, many faiths have begun to address climate change and its consequences for human societies, especially the world’s poor. This is the first volume to use social science to examine how religions are helping to address one of the most significant and far-reaching challenges of our time. While there is a growing literature in theology and ethics about climate change and religion, little research has been previously published about the ways in which religious institutions, groups and individuals are responding to the problem of climate change. Seventeen research-driven chapters are written by sociologists, anthropologists, geographers and other social scientists. This book explores what effects religions are having, what barriers they are running into or creating, and what this means for the global struggle to address climate change.

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The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

The Gospel of Climate Skepticism

Transport, Climate Change and the City

Transport, Climate Change and the City

How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change

How the World's Religions are Responding to Climate Change

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