Lamb, WF, Mattioli, G, Levi, S et al. (7 more authors) (2020) Discourses of climate delay. Global Sustainability, 3. e17. ISSN 2059-4798
Abstract
‘Discourses of climate delay’ pervade current debates on climate action. These discourses accept the existence of climate change, but justify inaction or inadequate efforts. In contemporary discussions on what actions should be taken, by whom and how fast, proponents of climate delay would argue for minimal action or action taken by others. They focus attention on the negative social effects of climate policies and raise doubt that mitigation is possible. Here, we outline the common features of climate delay discourses and provide a guide to identifying them.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | climate delay; climate denial; counter-movement; discourses |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Leverhulme Trust RL-2016-048 Leverhulme Trust IAF-2018-018 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2020 12:16 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jul 2020 12:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/sus.2020.13 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162756 |