The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity

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Index Abnormal science, 108–111, 118–124, 134–135 Adaptability. See Resilience of social and political systems Agriculture. See Food production Antarctica, 20, 36 Anthropocene, 172 Arctic, 16, 21–22, 36 Asian Financial Crisis (1997–1998), 22 Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO), 112, 119, 121–123 Astroturf groups, 131 Autarky. See Self-sufficiency Biodiversity loss, 13, 16, 21. See also Ecosystem degradation Biomass; Biofuels, 33, 35–36, 39–41, 43, 45–46, 89, 105 Bioproductivity, 7, 43, 58–59 Blogosphere, 120–124, 126–128, 131–133, 135 BP, 172, 185n17 Britain. See United Kingdom Bush, George W., 126, 130–131 California electricity crisis (2000– 2001), 81 Campbell, Colin, 119, 181n11 Canada, 16–17, 32, 96, 103, 105, 131 Capitalism. See Markets Carbon abatement, 22–28 Carbon capture and storage (CCS), 9, 25, 27–28, 38, 44, 175 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, 22–28, 77, 143, 145, 160, 162 emission scenarios, 24–28, 43–44 emissions trading, 149, 161–162 emission targets, 125 Carbon footprint of consumers, 146, 148 of fuels, 35–38, 41 Carbon intensity, 25–28, 38, 43 Carbon lock-in, 26, 28, 173, 176 Carbon offsetting, 148 Carrying capacity, 3, 5–6, 8, 10, 11, 46, 51, 179n2 Carter, James, 157, 162 Castro, Fidel, 91 CCS. See Carbon capture and storage China economic growth, 9, 11, 23, 184n18 leadership role, 78, 102, 149 population growth, 8 reaction to climate change (1500–1800), 58–59 reaction to energy scarcity, 96–97, 106 reliance on coal, 37, 78 Three Gorges Dam, 39 at war with Japan (1937–1945), 84–86 218 Index Civilization core values, 171–173 Egyptian, 65, 66 Harappan, 65 industrial, 11–12 (see also Industrial society) Mayan, 61, 75 Mesopotamian, 48–49, 60–67, 172 Climate change, 15–22, 55–56 altered precipitation patterns, 17–18, 45 climatic cooling, 21, 48, 59, 60–71 and energy scarcity, 34–35, 44–46, 77–78, 101–102, 122 higher temperatures, 16–17, 22–29, 38, 59, 73, 157 rising sea levels, 18–20, 50, 57 weather extremes, 18–19, 50, 56, 157 winners and losers, 16–17, 21 Climate science, 124–140 blogs, 124, 126–128, 131–133, 135 consensus view, 14, 24, 111, 126, 128, 130, 133, 138 models and scenarios, 21–22, 25, 28, 55–56, 144–145, 180n1, 180n4 as post-normal science, 124–128, 133–140, 164 skepticism, 50, 107, 111, 124, 128–135, 138, 161–162 Climate skepticism. See Climate science CO2. See Carbon dioxide Coal, 9, 15, 24, 34–42, 45, 102, 181n15 Cold War, 90, 129 Collective action problems, 141, 142, 146–149, 167 Community cohesion. See Resilience of social and political systems Conflict, 47, 50–57, 60, 65, 73, 102, 104–105 Consumerism, 60, 72–75, 97–98 “ethical consumers,” 148 Contrarian scientists, 108–111, 124, 128–130, 133–134 Copenhagen Accord, 24, 72, 126, 161–162 Cornucopians, 11, 56, 170 Credit crunch. See Financial crisis Crude oil. See Oil Cuba, 79, 82, 90–95, 96 everyday life, 91–94 urban agriculture, 94–95 Darley, Julian, 120, 184n8 Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK). See North Korea Denial, 2, 141–142, 149–167, 169–170, 174–175 of climate change, 129, 150, 156–158, 160–163, 165, 187n3 of energy scarcity, 156–158, 160–161 escapist, 151, 152–154 fatalist, 151, 154–158, 161–163 fateful, 151, 158–161, 164 of planetary limits, 150, 157–158, 169, 175 Developing countries, 6, 8 emerging economies, 9, 23 least developed countries (LCDs), 55, 105 resilience, 49, 71, 73–74, 97, 105–106 resource curse, 98, 106 vulnerability, 20, 73, 105–106, 182n8 Discounting. See Ethical discounting Displacement. See Migration Dixieland. See United States “Drill, baby, drill,” 175 Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro (1992), 125 Economy. See Markets Eco-scarcity theory, 47–48, 51–57 Ecosystem degradation, 3, 4, 13–14, 16–17, 21, 50. See also Biodiversity loss Efficiency, 3–4, 9–10, 14, 26, 42–44, 179n10, 180n7 Electric cars, 31, 36, 44 Index 219 Elites, 98, 102 corrupted, 103–104, 105, 106 privileged, 79, 87, 90, 97 progressive, 99–100 reactionary, 85, 100 Emissions. See Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse gas emissions Energy Information Administration (US-EIA), 112–113, 118, 122–124 Energy mix, 14–15, 24, 34, 39–42 Energy Return on Investment (EROI), 31, 33, 36, 38, 41, 181n14 Energy scarcity, 29–46. See also Peak oil future scenarios, 95–98, 101–106 historical...