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Jamie Miller's Twelve Rules of Climate Change: Common Sense for an Uncommon Debate.
Paperback
Series: Twelve Rules
General SociologyGeneral World HistoryWeather
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 20 2026
Pages: 588
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Climate change is often described as the defining issue of our age. Yet for many people, the debate can seem confusing, technical, and overwhelming. Scientific papers, political arguments, media headlines, and competing claims leave many readers wondering what to believe and where to begin.
Twelve Rules of Climate Change was written for the ordinary reader.
This book explains the key ideas behind climate change in clear, straightforward language. It explores important scientific concepts without assuming any specialist knowledge, making complex subjects accessible to people from all walks of life.
But this is not simply a book about science.
It is also a book about people.
The story of climate is inseparable from the story of humanity. Throughout history, changes in climate have influenced migration, agriculture, trade, conflict, exploration, and the rise and fall of civilizations. Energy has shaped the modern world just as profoundly, affecting everything from logistics and conquest to public health, industrialisation, revolution, and decolonisation.
Understanding climate change therefore requires more than graphs and statistics. It requires an understanding of how human societies have adapted to change in the past and how they may adapt in the future.
Using twelve simple rules as a guide, this book examines where we are today, how we arrived here, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. It explores the science, the history, the economics, and the human realities that sit behind one of the most important debates of modern times.
Whether you are deeply interested in climate issues or simply trying to make sense of the discussion, Twelve Rules of Climate Change offers a thoughtful, engaging, and accessible guide to a subject that affects us all.
This is not a book about panic.
It is a book about understanding.
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