The tension between economic and environmental policy

The tension between economic and environmental policy

Extreme weather events, ranging from heatwaves to droughts, fires and floods, are becoming more common. In her new book, Climate Injustice, the climatologist Friederike Otto examines why extreme weather events so often turn into life-threatening disasters. The answer – she argues forcefully – lies in our profoundly unequal societies. Drawing on a compelling array of examples, ranging from communities in Canada to the Gambia, she shows how inequa…