
This book builds an essential bridge between climate change and social policy. Combining ethics and human need theory with political economy and climate science, it offers a long-term, interdisciplinary analysis of the prospects for sustainable development and social justice. Beyond ‘green growth’ (which assumes an unprecedented rise in the emissions efficiency of production) it envisages two further policy stages vital for rich countries: a progressive ‘recomposition’ of consumption, and a post-growth ceiling on demand.
Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd in hardback, paperback and electronic format
Electronic version (chapter one free to access)
Critical Acclaim
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Ian Gough's latest book is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the enormity of the task at hand

International Dialogue 2018
'In this wonderful book, Ian Gough shows how we can deal with climate change sensibly, by developing eco-social policy that promotes human wellbeing. The result is a tour de force.'