Shocks, States, and Sustainability: The Origins of Radical Environmental Reforms

The scientific consensus about climate change may be dire, but ultimately only governments have the power to kickstart major shifts to sustainability — something they have so far been reluctant to do. Shocks, States, and Sustainability (Oxford University Press) addresses what it might take for governments to take meaningful action against climate change by examining several situations where shocks forced sustainable national action, such as the Dust Bowl in America, and the Soviet collapse in Cuba.