Climate vs Power - the carbon footprint of geopolitics

From Saturday Morning, 9:10 am today

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One of the world's leading scholars of geopolitics, Gerard Toal examines how interstate rivalry and competition so often undermine efforts to address climate change.

Oceans Rise Empires Fall: Why Geopolitics Hastens Climate Catastrophe explores why conflicts like the war in Ukraine increase fossil fuel production even when states acknowledge that global warming will produce dire consequences. 

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