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A good war : mobilizing Canada for the climate emergency

Klein, Seth, 1968- (Author).

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.

Book  - 2020
  • ISBN: 9781770415454
  • Physical Description xxvii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

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Good War : Mobilising Canada for the Climate Emergency
Good War : Mobilising Canada for the Climate Emergency
by Klein, Seth
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Good War : Mobilising Canada for the Climate Emergency

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prefacep. xv
Part 1Again at the Crossroads Of Historyp. 1
Chapter 1    Introduction: Confronting Existential Threats, Then and Nowp. 3
Chapter 2    What We're Up Against: The New Climate Denialism in Canadap. 25
Part 2Galvanizing Public Support and Social Solidarityp. 57
Chapter 3    Ready to Rally: Marshalling Public Opinion, Then and Nowp. 59
Chapter 4    Making Common Cause: Inequality, Then and Nowp. 59
Chapter 5    Confederation Quagmire: Regional Differences, Then and Nowp. 117
Part 3Mobilizing All Our Resourcesp. 141
Chapter 6    Remaking the Economy, Then and Nowp. 143
Chapter 7    Mobilizing Labour: Just Transition, Then and Nowp. 207
Chapter 8    Paying for Mobilization, Then and Nowp. 243
Part 4Bold Leadership - From the Grassroots and in Our Politicsp. 265
Chapter 9    Indigenous Leadershipp. 267
Chapter 10    Civil Society Leadershipp. 295
Chapter 11    Cautionary Tales: What Not to Dop. 311
Chapter 12    Transforming Our Politics: Bold Leadership, Then, There and Nowp. 333
Conclusion: Forward to Victory! Or Making Peace With Our Planetp. 361
Epilogue: The Covid-19 Pandemic and How a Recognized Emergency Makes the Impossible Possiblep. 375
Endnotesp. 383
Acknowledgementsp. 409
Indexp. 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