DOI: 10.1002/wcc.317
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84911472254
论文题名: Disruptive ideas: Public intellectuals and their arguments for action on climate change
作者: Nisbet M ; C
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2014
卷: 5, 期: 6 起始页码: 809
结束页码: 823
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Commerce
; Developing countries
; Economics
; Investments
; Philosophical aspects
; Catastrophic risks
; Charles sturt universities
; Conflict of interest
; Government investment
; Market-based mechanisms
; Political discourse
; Sustainable economic growth
; Technological innovation
; Climate change
英文摘要: In this paper, I analyze three distinct groups of prominent public intellectuals arguing for action on climate change. I detail how public intellectuals establish their authority, spread their ideas, and shape political discourse, analyzing the contrasting stories that they tell about the causes and solutions to climate change. 'Ecological Activists' like U.S. writer/activist Bill McKibben or Charles Sturt University (AU) philosopher Clive Hamilton argue that climate change is a symptom of a capitalist society that has dangerously exceeded the carrying capacity of the planet. They are skeptical of technological or market-based solutions to the problem, urging the need for a global movement that dramatically re-organizes society. 'Smart Growth Reformers' like UK economist Nicholas Stern or former U.S. vice president Al Gore agree that climate change poses catastrophic risks but argue that those risks can be avoided if political leaders adopt the right market-based mechanisms, enabling sustainable economic growth to continue. 'Ecomodernists' like The New York Times (U.S.) writer Andrew Revkin and Oxford University (UK) anthropologist Steve Rayner argue for recognizing the biases in how we have conventionally defined climate change as a social problem. Progress will be achieved not by relying on social protest or market-based mechanisms, but by government investment in a diverse menu of policies that catalyze technological innovation, protect against climate impacts, and provide developing countries abundant, cleaner sources of energy. To conclude, I propose methods for building on my analysis and urge the need for forums that feature a diversity of voices, discourses, and ideas. WIREs Clim Change 2014, 5:809-823. doi: 10.1002/wcc.317 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. Conflict of interest: My analysis in this paper is informed by my collaboration and/or interactions with groups and individuals representing each of the three identified discourse traditions, though my own outlook is closest to that of the Ecomodernists. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76306
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Department of Communication Studies, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Nisbet M,C. Disruptive ideas: Public intellectuals and their arguments for action on climate change[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2014-01-01,5(6)