The 'climate wars' of climatologist Michael Mann's title are not the conflicts between, or within, states that many analysts argue will be stimulated or exacerbated by global warming. Mann's wars are metaphorical, and are being fought now. The fronts are the media and political narratives, cyberspace and the law courts. The stakes are high: millions of lives and billions of dollars rest on what, if any, actions are taken on the national and international level to cope with climate change. But Mann is not a dispassionate reporter; he is, through no desire of his own, a key figure and a major target in the climate wars. This book is an after-action report. It is compelling and eloquent, but tells only one side of the story.
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