From Evolution to Extinction - Clément, André

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Résumé :
From Evolution to Extinction, A Primer on Global Warming delivers one message: global warming presents an imminent threat to the existence of almost all living things including the human species. Technological advances are compounding our efforts to deal with global warming as the tipping point draws inexorably closer at an accelerating speed. Addressing the pending crisis requires the combined efforts of individuals and their social institutions, but these are not sufficiently evolved to meet the threat of extinction. By providing an overview of the scientific efforts to warn of the crisis and the progress of human evolution against the backdrop of human failings, unresolved global issues, and the unintended consequences of technology, the reader is left to realize that we are not ready or equipped todeal with global warming. The crisis is much closer than people wish to think and the human species is running out of time. Governments and corporations can no longer play with the issue of global warming. The issue is now in the hands of the people to compel their governments to act as needed, but the critical question remains: are governments and the people capable of meeting the challenges?

Biographie:
Andr? inherited his father's appreciation and respect for Northern Ontario's nature through the quiet hours of enjoyment around a campfire or walking the wilderness as it lived around him. He continued his wilderness travels after leaving home, and while kayaking the Great Lakes he experienced his first glimpses of changing weather patterns. After studies in political science, psychology, criminology, social work and management, Andr? worked with government through various jobs that included working with indigenous communities, running wilderness programs for young offenders and travelling throughout most of Ontario. A subsequent career with his own consulting practice brought him to Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador and Mali. He gradually internalized the conviction that global warming was dramatically affecting our Earth. Semi-retirement allowed him to engage in climate-change activism. After starting a Council of Canadians chapter in Sudbury, Ontario, and after organizing a variety of demonstrations, he left the council and its activism after three years. Neither a scientist nor an academic, his studies on global warming continued. While he acknowledges the existence of works similar to this, he has yet to find works that describe the ugly realities of the global challenges facing our human species....

Sommaire:
From Evolution to Extinction, A Primer on Global Warming delivers one message: global warming presents an imminent threat to the existence of almost all living things including the human species. Technological advances are compounding our efforts to deal with global warming as the tipping point draws inexorably closer at an accelerating speed. Addressing the pending crisis requires the combined efforts of individuals and their social institutions, but these are not sufficiently evolved to meet the threat of extinction. By providing an overview of the scientific efforts to warn of the crisis and the progress of human evolution against the backdrop of human failings, unresolved global issues, and the unintended consequences of technology, the reader is left to realize that we are not ready or equipped todeal with global warming. The crisis is much closer than people wish to think and the human species is running out of time. Governments and corporations can no longer play with the issue of global warming. The issue is now in the hands of the people to compel their governments to act as needed, but the critical question remains: are governments and the people capable of meeting the challenges?...