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POLITICS IN A CLIMATECHALLENGED SOCIETY Professor David Schlosberg Department of Government and International Relations Overview of the Challenges 2 Climate change challenges us to adapt – it’s too late for prevention Climate change challenges the relationship between science, knowledge, progress, and democracy Climate change challenges our dedication to justice Climate change challenges how we govern ourselves Climate change challenges us to rethink how we relate to the rest of nature. From Prevention to Adaptation 3 Adaptation is not an option From unacceptable and impolitic to necessity Not all adaptive responses are sustainable Resilience Adger: “the ability of a system to absorb change while retaining essential function…to have the capacity to adapt and learn.” Potential dangers of resilience as an adaptive frame Science, Progress, Democracy 4 The fantasy of enlightenment thinking Key Components of the Climate Change Denial Machine Fossil Fuels Industry Corporate America Conservative Foundations ExxonMobil, Peabody Coal, American Petroleum Institute, Western Fuels Association, Edison Electric Institute, et al. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, National Mining Association, American Forest & Paper Association, et al. Koch and Scaife controlled foundations, John D. Olin Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, et al. Conservative Think Tanks American Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation, Heartland Institute, George C. Marshall Institute, et al. Front Groups Global Climate Coalition, Information Council for the Environment, Center for Energy and Economic Development, Greening Earth Society, Cooler Heads Coalition, et al. Media Echo Chamber Politicians Blogs Astroturf Organizations and Campaigns 5 Americans for Prosperity (“Regulation Reality” tours), Freedom Works (“Hot Air” rallies), Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (“citizens’ army” to lobby for coal and oppose climate legislation), American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy (media and lobbying campaigns, forged letters to Congress), Energy Citizens (rallies against climate legislation), et al. From Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright, “Organized Climate-Change Denial,” In J. S. Dryzek, R. B. Norgaard and D. Schlosberg, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 147. Knowledge, the public, and policy 6 Sarawitz: Science cannot solve disputes that are at root political or ethical. From one-way communication to public engagement Inclusion of a variety of local knowledges and discourses. Examples: NYC heat island planning Alberta Climate Dialogue Forthcoming work in adaptation planning The Challenge of Justice 7 UNFCCC 1992: “protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of mankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities” So: We have responsibility to the future and across borders Equity is a basic principle Yet we also have differing responsibilities… …and differing capacities to act The climate system supports life itself The Challenge(s) of Justice, continued 8 Expanding the community of justice: Across borders Across generations Historical responsibility: polluter pays Equity: everybody must act Does climate change violate human rights? Do we have environmental rights? An “environmental justice threshold” Justice for nonhuman individuals and communities? Justice and Local Adaptation 9 Voice to local communities Vulnerability mapping Participation, engagement, and deliberation The Challenge of Governance 10 How do we govern ourselves through climate change? Proposals for new forms of global governance Focus on governance – not just governments Governance for adaptation - Bierman Distributed governance Networked governance Opposition, contestation, reflexivity The Challenge of New Materialism 11 The unsustainable practices of everyday life Movements for sustainable materialism Local energy generation and transition Food security through community agriculture Crafting, making, mending Framing Sustainable Materialism 1 12 A response to powerlessness Resisting the current flows of power Embodying new forms of power and flows of materials Framing Sustainable Materialism 2 13 Beyond post-materialism Not just about values or political interests Developing sustainable practices and institutions, focused on material flows Framing Sustainable Materialism 3 14 Aimed directly at sustainability, and the human relationship with nonhuman world Flows of food, matter, energy. Actively replace a politics of separation with one of immersion. Latour: Neither liberation from Nature nor fall…but a process of becoming ever-more attached Critiques: Easily hijacked, often apolitical Adaptation Gives Us A Lot To Do 15 Future plans, collaborations, networks. Questions…. POLITICS IN A CLIMATECHALLENGED SOCIETY Professor David Schlosberg Department of Government and International Relations