As activism including climate strikes have become a common occurrence around the world,
it is important to consider the growth in climate change‐focused activism and participation in …

Climate change is one of the greatest ecological and social challenges of the twenty-first
century. Sociologists have made important contributions to our knowledge of the human …

In the case of technology transitions to low-carbon sources of energy, there is growing
evidence that even in countries with a strong political consensus in favor of a transition, the …

This article provides a review of recent anthropological, archeological, geographical, and
sociological research on anthropogenic drivers of climate change, with a particular focus on …

The linked problems of energy sustainability and climate change are among the most
complex and daunting facing humanity at the start of the twenty-first century. This joint …

Building on cornerstone traditions in historical sociology, as well as work in environmental
sociology and political-economic sociology, we theorize and investigate with moderation …

The literature on the costs of climate change often draws a link between climatic “tipping
points” and large economic shocks, frequently called “catastrophes.” The phrase “tipping …

Analysis of climate change policies focuses mainly on the prospects for international
agreements or how climate policies should be designed. Yet effective domestic climate …

It is well established that increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in the atmosphere and changes in the amount of sunlight reflecting back into …

Starting at least in the 1970s, empirical work suggested that demographic (population) and
economic (affluence) forces are the key drivers of anthropogenic stress on the environment …