A good war : mobilizing Canada for the climate emergency
Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth's average temperature -- assumed by many scientists to be a critical "danger line" for the planet and human life as we know it. It's 2020, and Canada is not on track to meet our targets. To do so, we'll need radical systemic change to how we live and work--and fast. How can we ever achieve this? Top policy analyst and author Seth Klein reveals we can do it now because we've done it before. During the Second World War, Canadian citizens and government remade the economy by retooling factories, transforming their workforce, and making the war effort a common cause for all Canadians to contribute to. Klein demonstrates how wartime thinking and community efforts can be repurposed today for Canada's own Green New Deal. He shares how we can create jobs and reduce inequality while tackling our climate obligations for a climate neutral--or even climate zero--future. From enlisting broad public support for new economic models, to job creation through investment in green infrastructure, Klein shows us a bold, practical policy plan for Canada's sustainable future. More than this: A Good War offers a remarkably hopeful message for how we can meet the defining challenge of our lives.
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- ISBN: 9781770415454
- Physical Description xxvii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Table of Contents
Good War : Mobilising Canada for the Climate Emergency
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. xv | |
Part 1 | Again at the Crossroads Of History | p. 1 |
Chapter 1 | Introduction: Confronting Existential Threats, Then and Now | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | What We're Up Against: The New Climate Denialism in Canada | p. 25 |
Part 2 | Galvanizing Public Support and Social Solidarity | p. 57 |
Chapter 3 | Ready to Rally: Marshalling Public Opinion, Then and Now | p. 59 |
Chapter 4 | Making Common Cause: Inequality, Then and Now | p. 59 |
Chapter 5 | Confederation Quagmire: Regional Differences, Then and Now | p. 117 |
Part 3 | Mobilizing All Our Resources | p. 141 |
Chapter 6 | Remaking the Economy, Then and Now | p. 143 |
Chapter 7 | Mobilizing Labour: Just Transition, Then and Now | p. 207 |
Chapter 8 | Paying for Mobilization, Then and Now | p. 243 |
Part 4 | Bold Leadership - From the Grassroots and in Our Politics | p. 265 |
Chapter 9 | Indigenous Leadership | p. 267 |
Chapter 10 | Civil Society Leadership | p. 295 |
Chapter 11 | Cautionary Tales: What Not to Do | p. 311 |
Chapter 12 | Transforming Our Politics: Bold Leadership, Then, There and Now | p. 333 |
Conclusion: Forward to Victory! Or Making Peace With Our Planet | p. 361 | |
Epilogue: The Covid-19 Pandemic and How a Recognized Emergency Makes the Impossible Possible | p. 375 | |
Endnotes | p. 383 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 409 | |
Index | p. 413 | |
Online Appendices | ||
Appendix I | Climate Attacks on Canadian Soil | |
Appendix II | How the Oil and Gas Industry in Canada Practices the New Climate Denialism |