To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa

To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa
ISBN-10
1906387532
ISBN-13
9781906387532
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Fahamu/Pambazuka
Author
Nnimmo Bassey

Description

Arguing that the climate crisis confronting the world today is rooted mainly in the wealthy economies’ abuse of fossil fuels, indigenous forests, and global commercial agriculture, this important book investigates how Africa has been exploited and how Africans should respond for the good of all. As it examines the oil industry in Africa and probes the causes of global warming, this record warns of its insidious impacts and explores false solutions. Demonstrating that the issues around natural resource exploitation, corporate profiteering, and climate change must be considered together if the planet is to be saved, the book suggests how Africa can overcome the crises of environment and global warming.

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