Book notice: Dale Jamieson: Reason in a dark time: Why the struggle against climate change failed—and what it means for our future. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, xvi+266pp, $29.95/£19.99 HB [Book Review]

Metascience 24 (2):211-212 (2014)
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Contributing a new perspective to a growing body of interdisciplinary climate change studies, Dale Jamieson’s Reason in a Dark Time investigates some key issues in historical, political, economic, and ethical fields of research. Synthesizing analyses from several disciplines, the book addresses a broad range of problems posed by human-induced climate change, emphasizing the ethical and political challenges inhibiting mitigation efforts. The monograph is divided into seven chapters and includes a preface, a glossary of abbreviations, a list of references, and an index of key terms. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to Jamieson’s motivations for writing the book and outlines its structure and central themes. Chapter 2 sketches a history of climate science and surveys some important international policy initiatives, with particular focus on US climate policy. Chapter 3 discusses some obstacles to effective policies, concentrating on challenges to the ways scientists, policy makers, and the ..

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