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They knew the US federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | They knew : the US federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis/ James Gustave Speth. |
| 개인저자 | Speth, James Gustave,author. |
| 단체저자명 | Our Children's Trust. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (unpaged): illustrations. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Speth, James Gustave. They knew. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2021 9780262542982 |
| ISBN | 0262366800 9780262366809 9780262366793 0262366797 |
| 일반주기 |
An Our Children's Trust Book
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| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Preface / Julia Olson and Philip Gregory -- Author's note -- The Speth expert report for Juliana v US -- Overview -- 1. Climate science knowledge the Carter administration Inherited -- 2. Jimmy Carter administration (1977-1981) -- 3. Ronald Reagan administration (1981-1989) -- 4. George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1993) -- 5. William J. Clinton administration (1993-2001) -- 6. George W. Bush administration (2001-2009) -- 7. Barack Obama administration (2009-2017) -- 8. Donald J. Trump administration (2017-2020) -- Conclusion -- Qualifications of author acronyms and abbreviations reader access to exhibits |
| 요약 | "In 2015, a group of 21 young people came together to sue the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe that has already begun to deprive them of life, liberty and property without due process of law. The path breaking litigation, Juliana v United States, has had more success in the courts than many expected, but the federal government has repeatedly delayed the case from getting to trial. The case is now pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Whatever its judicial outcome, the litigation has received a great deal of media attention and public acclaim. Youth activists now central to climate advocacy say that they were influenced by this early example of young people stepping up. Our Children's Trust (OCT), the group that has brought the children's climate lawsuit, has now authorized the author, Gus Speth, to proceed with publication of an updated, 2020 version of the Expert Report he prepared for the litigation in 2018. The original Speth report was prepared in his capacity as an expert in the subject. In the view of many who have seen it, the report is the most compelling indictment of federal climate action and inaction yet written"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(지명) | United States. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Environmental policy --United States --History --20th century. Environmental policy --United States --History --21st century. Climatic changes --Government policy --United States --History --20th century. Climatic changes --Government policy --United States --History --21st century. Climatic changes --Government policy. Environmental policy. |
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