Kevin Anderson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Professor of energy & climate change - translating climate science into carbon budgets, policy goals & mitigation options. Co-founder @Clim8Uncensored
The Emperor's New Clothes
Hans Christian AndersenKevin AndersonHans Christian Andersen's tale of the Emperor's New Clothes is just as valid today as it was 186 years ago. From policy makers to mitigation modellers (IAMs), business leaders to celebrities, we have fallen for a tale weaved from "fairy dust" ... & emissions just keep on rising! https://t.co/U9HCxJWuq2
Paperback, 2004
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Hope
Ed R. GreenKevin Anderson@AndMedh @alastairmci @RobinHeinenNL @patrick_s_smart @scholarswarning @UN @UNDRR @JeremyRLent @GreenRupertRead @DrDCWahl @jrockstrom @ProfBillMcGuire @ed_hawkins @Davos @jembendell @AminaJMohammed @buildresilience @dwallacewells @CarolineLucas @JustCollapse @MrMatthewTodd @Matthew__Green @UKCRP_SPF @medialens @_Stella_Ngugi_ @OurWorldInData Very much agree - & hope I didn't give the impression that all is well in the UK, EU, US? We have huge swathes of our populations suffering many deprivations & with little-to-no agency to drive change to their hi-CO2 built environment, transport-use, energy systems, etc.
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The Green Economy
Michael JacobsKevin AndersonWorthwhile thread on growth from @michaelujacobs Disagree here & there (eg. decoupling!), but some important points. His book The Green Economy https://t.co/OojrNxS60W is a good read - basically a simpler version of Daly’s excellent For the Common Good. https://t.co/yI6QVBHUCd https://t.co/3ymmzNh2DK
Paperback, 2000
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For The Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future
Herman E. DalyKevin AndersonHaving listened to @Ed_Miliband on energy & other issues over recent days, I suggest Herman Daly's "For the Common Good" would be an invaluable read, both in relation to reasoned thinking & integrity. If short of time, perhaps try @michaelujacobs "The Green Economy". https://t.co/J6NPsMkn8s
Paperback, 1994
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China
David C. KingKevin Anderson@PaulieIsHere @RogerHallamCS21 @dad_climate @chrisd_jones @JamesGDyke @coxypm @jembendell @AndMedh @ProfBillMcGuire @DrJamesEHansen @richardabetts @Sir_David_King @ClimateBen @JKSteinberger Not quite so simple: Population/square-km ... Netherlands ~470; England ~430; India ~430; Japan ~330; China ~150; Ethiopia ~109; Tanzania ~67; Chad ~13. Many factors at play ... flippant comment of "poor breed like rabbits" is equally insulting & misleading.
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Collected Short Prose Vol.1
John O'LoughlinKevin Anderson@KevinSLeahy @John_Bowden_1 @kristiansn89 It is deeply political, but so-called 'individual change' (& of course it seldom if ever is genuinely individual) is an integral part of political change. Two sides of the same coin. Relative to 1.5-2°C, I see just a cigarette paper (in old money) between the two US parties.
Paperback, 2015
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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
Naomi OreskesKevin Anderson@mrripley18 @schofeld @ExeVPLiberation You appear to work from a starting point that Shell want to “move forward”. I see no evidence for this, only for delaying deep mitigation as long as possible so as to maximise their profits,etc. @NaomiOreskes & Erik Conway ‘Merchants of Doubt’ is as valid today as it was in 2010.
Paperback, 2011
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Green: Notebook For Plant Lovers Featuring Green Vintage Botanical Protea Flower
Reading SmartKevin Anderson@dangroshev @patrick_s_smart @wunder2welt @misterp55 @RobinHeinenNL @scholarswarning @UN @UNDRR @JeremyRLent @alastairmci @GreenRupertRead @DrDCWahl @jrockstrom @ProfBillMcGuire @ed_hawkins @AndMedh @Davos @jembendell @AminaJMohammed @buildresilience @dwallacewells @CarolineLucas @JustCollapse @MrMatthewTodd @Matthew__Green @UKCRP_SPF @medialens @_Stella_Ngugi_ @OurWorldInData Can you point to evidence for this statement? Eg. our latest report on phasing out fossil fuel production in line with the IPCC’s 50% chance of 1.5°C budget makes challenging reading for ‘developed’ & ‘developing’ nations. https://t.co/mxQUICJjZi
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Environmental Economics: The Essentials
Tom TietenbergKevin Anderson@rustneversleepz @irish2witter @DrSimEvans @grahamstuart @Jacob_Rees_Mogg @JustinTrudeau @lynnelewis20031 @knowledgeprob @MichaelGiberso3 Thanks: Tom Tietenberg, David Pearce, Baumol & Oates, etc were all people I read back in the late 80s &early 90s. Overall I prefer the framing of Daly, Spash & some of the more recent ecological economists. I see much of environmental economics as feeding into our failure to act.
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The Emperor's New Clothes: The Graphic Novel
Hans C. AndersenKevin AndersonHans Christian Andersen's tale of the Emperor's New Clothes is just as valid today as it was 186 years ago. From policy makers to mitigation modellers (IAMs), business leaders to celebrities, we have fallen for a tale weaved from "fairy dust" ... & emissions just keep on rising! https://t.co/U9HCxJWuq2
Paperback, 2009
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