Foreword
Ecopolitics: (Re)turning to the Earth
Introduction
Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1: From Biopolitics to Ecopolitics: A Philosophical Framework for Geopolitics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Foucauldian Biopolitics: Make Die and Let Live / Make Live and Let Die
1.3 Agamben: The Hidden Origins of Biopolitics in Ancient Western Onto-Politics
1.4 Hardt and Negri: Affirmative Biopolitics and the Power of the Multitude
1.5 Roberto Esposito: Instituting Thought
1.6 Permutations of Biopolitics: Geopolitics, Psychopolitics, Necropolitics, and Posthumanism
1.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Global Biogovernance: Between Intergovernmental and Supranational Cooperation
2.1 Methodological Assumptions
2.2 Conceptualization of Biogovernance
2.3 Intergovernmental Biogovernance
2.4 Supranational Biogovernance
2.5 Combined Biogovernance (Intergovernmental/Supranational)
2.6 Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Chapter 3: Ecopolitics to International Environmental Law: A Literature Review on How Countries Are Performing Under the Inter...
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Literature Review
3.3 Discussion
3.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Ocean Governance in the Anthropocene: A New Approach in the Era of Climate Emergency
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Ocean Governance Paradox
4.2.1 A Fragmented and Inadequate Ocean Governance
4.2.2 The Ocean as a Life-Supporting System in the Era of Climate Emergency
4.3 Geopolitics of the Anthropocene
4.3.1 Do Great Powers Shape the Fate of the Ocean?
4.3.1.1 Acceleration
4.3.1.2 The Blue Acceleration
4.3.1.3 The Blue Risks
4.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: International Water Law Where World Needs Ecopolitics Most: A Study of the Framework of States´ Right to Exploit Tr...
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Legal Cases
5.3 Legal Principles
5.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: China´s Growing Footprint in Antarctica: Soft Power, Science, and Global Ecopolitics
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Relevance
6.1.2 China in Antarctica: Resources and Territory?
6.1.3 Soft Power, Science, and Global Ecopolitics
6.2 China´s Antarctic Record
6.3 Policy Stream One: Soft Power with Chinese Characteristics
6.4 Policy Stream Two: China as a Science Superpower
6.5 Policy Stream Three: Participation in Global Ecopolitics
6.5.1 Sustainable Development
6.6 Conclusion
6.6.1 Demonstrating Leadership
6.6.2 Wither Resources and Territory Narrative?
6.6.3 Caveats and Opportunities for Research
References
Chapter 7: Environmental Management Through Ecopolitics: An Alternative and Strategic Approach for Rebuilding the Global Carbo...
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Options: Pyramid of Life Starts at the Bottom
7.2.1 Iconic Species
7.2.2 Microbial Building Blocks
7.2.3 Phytoplankton and Climate Change
7.2.4 Closing the Urban Waste Loop
7.3 The Dilemma in Regulation
7.3.1 Negative Regulation. The Need to Limit Risk to Human Life, Wildlife and the Environment
7.3.2 Nitrate Pollution of Groundwater
7.3.3 Soil Microbiome and Safety
7.3.4 Bio-assay - in vivo
7.3.5 The Safety of Composting
7.3.6 Enabling
7.3.7 The Alternative to Over-Regulation
7.3.8 Positive Regulation: The Need to Limit Risk to Human Life, Wildlife and the Environment
7.3.9 Professional Enablement vs. Regulation
7.4 Political Government and Populism, Implementation by Regulators, and Commercial Delivery: The Conflict Between These Parti...
7.4.1 Media Reporting
7.4.2 Chilean Referendum
7.4.3 Voting for Cash
7.4.4 Political Influence on Public Opinion
7.4.5 The Independence of the Media
7.5 Incentive, Prohibition, and Policing: Delivery in the Real-World Regulation and Cash Drivers
7.5.1 Incentive
7.5.2 Prohibition
7.5.3 Policing
7.5.4 Delivery in Real-World Regulation and Cash Drivers
7.6 The Opportunity. Figures on Re-building BACS - The Global Bio-active Carbon Sink
7.6.1 The International Labour Organisation
7.6.2 Energy and Carbon Dioxide Production
7.6.3 Land Use
7.6.4 Carbon End State - Current
7.6.5 Carbon End State - Options
7.6.6 Percentage Compostable
7.6.7 Developing the Technology Low-Level Air Extraction, Evolving Species of Micro-organisms to Digest Plastics
7.6.8 Fertiliser Energy Value
7.6.9 Application, Opportunity and Results
7.6.10 Green Extras
7.6.11 Caution
7.6.12 Growing Political Advantage
7.7 A Novel and Tested Strategy. Reverse Franchising´´. Incentives and Policing by the State and Supervision by Professional...
7.7.1 The Basic Idea ofRevere Franchising´´ Is that the Franchisees Get to Own the Franchisor
7.7.2 The Question of Scale of Operation
7.7.3 Discipline and Supervision
7.8 Global Co-operation. Using Recycling Business Growth to Empower Young People
7.8.1 Growing Action from Young People
7.8.2 Youth as a Resource
7.8.3 A Climate Apprentice
7.9 Conclusions and Future Perspective
7.9.1 Discussion
7.9.2 Conclusions
7.9.3 The Future Prospects
References
Chapter 8: Urban Governance Transformation Under the Background of Ecological Civilization Construction
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Model of Ecological Transformation in Urban Governance Under the Background of National Ecological Space Regulation Policy
8.3 Analysis of the `Localized Eco-state Restructuring´´ Model of Urban Governance Ecosystem Under the Background of Ecologic...
8.4 Mechanisms for Guiding Ecological Transformation in Urban Governance
8.5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
References
Chapter 9: The Missing Link: Environmental Culture and the Climate Crisis
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Problems: Social and Academic
9.3 A Solution in Theory: Environmental Culture
9.4 A Solution in Practice: Environmental Culture and Transformative Teaching-Learning
9.5 Suggestions for Policy Implementation
References
Chapter 10: Ecopolitics and International Security: The Challenges and the Politics
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Definitions and Debates
10.2.1 Ecopolitics
10.2.2 International Security
10.2.3 The Securitisation of the Environment
10.3 International Security Challenges and Policies
10.3.1Natural´catastrophes
10.3.2 Migration and the Environment
10.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Global Eco-Politics: Media Discourse and Conflicting Climate Change Frameworks
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Global Politics around Climate Change
11.3 Mapping the Threat of Climate Change
11.4 The International Negotiations
11.5 Climate Justice
11.6 The Role of Emerging Economies
11.7 The European Union (EU)´s Climate Diplomacy
11.8 Climate Change and Security
11.9 Sources of Climate Finance
11.10 Global Civil Society and Climate Activism
11.11 Climate Change Skepticism and Denial in Political Discourse
11.12 The Global Media Response to Climate Frameworks
11.13 Prioritizing the Real-Life Stories
11.14 Media´s Role in Climate Politics
11.14.1 The Media Coverage of Climate Changes Issues
11.15 Challenges in Media Coverage
11.16 Conclusion
11.17 Future Prospects and Recommendations
References
Chapter 12: Media´s Role in Global Ecopolitics: Unravelling Climate Change Narratives and Fostering Informed Dialogue
12.1 Ecopolitics: An Introduction
12.2 International Ecopolitical Agendas
12.3 Different Approaches Taken by India to Address Climate Change
12.4 Media Discourse in Global Ecopolitics
12.5 Conflicting Climate Change Narratives
12.6 Climate Misinformation
12.7 Media Depiction of Climate Change
12.8 Usage of Different Media Channels in Shaping Public Discourse on Environment Issues
12.9 Conclusion and Future Dimensions
References
Chapter 13: `Leave Fossil Fuels in the Soil, Halt Deforestation´: Stop Threatening the Planet
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Advent of the Anthropocene
13.3 Global Climate Negotiations
13.4 The Formation of the UNFCCC and CBDR/INDC
13.5 Conference of the Parties (COP) - COP21 Thru COP27
13.6 Conclusions
References
Index