COPOUT

Why, after thirtyyears of international climate negotiations to reduce carbon emissions, has theUN process failed to deliver a survivable outcome? Nick Breeze goes behind thescenes at the UN COPs, from Paris to Dubai, to find out what on Earth is goingon Most people tend to turn away, perhaps understandably, from the key existential issue of the day: climate change or, somewould say more accurately, climate collapse. Nick Breeze tells the engaging, very human story ofsuccessive COP conferences over the past decade: it is a tale of imperfection, failure even, but not yet defeat. So far, the UN process has achieved almostthe exact opposite of what it first set out to achieve at the Rio Earth Summitin 1992. Nick shows clearly that it is not Extinction Rebellion, JustStop Oil nor any other climate protesters who are the extremists; the trueextremists are the policymakers who consistently undermine faltering efforts toreduce emissions. Repeatedly claiming to be saving us whilst allowing carbonemissions to continue rising, governments have failed their people on climate. Nick shows us how, why and what we can do about it. Thepublic remains largely uninformed about climate change and, for the most part, those who seek to draw attention to the issue are seen as 'crazy'. Thereremains a terrifying gap between scientific reality and political action. Packed with his own experiences and insights from expertinterviewees, this page-turning account is less about the intricacies of thescience and more about the mainstream perception of how we are understandingand responding to the problem.