Leading green criminologist Rob White asks what can be learned from the problem-solving focus of crime prevention to help face the challenges of climate change in this call to arms for criminology and criminologists.
Industries such as energy, food and tourism and the systematic destruction of the environment through global capitalism are scrutinized for their contribution to global warming. Ideas of 'state-corporate crime' and 'ecocide' are introduced and explored in this concise overview of criminological writings on climate change. This sound and robust application of theoretical concepts to this 'new' area also includes commentary on topical issues such as the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement.
Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, which draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology.

Rob White is an international best-selling author and intriguing philosopher. He has over 30 years of experience helping others to accurately understand themselves and their remarkable resources, so they might realize their dreams. He was born in a small mill town, went on to become a schoolteacher and then a successful entrepreneur as a bicoastal real estate developer and restauranteur. Rob's an avid reader, engaging thinker, and zealous poet, as well as global traveler and author. Over the past 25 years of his life-journey, Rob has been exploring the incalculable nature of what it means to be a human being. Combining that knowledge with his vast experiences, he has reworked his realizations, spiritual insights, and wisdom into sound practical advice. Rob was a regular columnist in the Huffington Post, has written four other books, and is a sought-after speaker and guest lecturer, as well as a life coach. Along with lectures at Northeastern University, Bentley University, Emerson College, BC, Simmons University, and University of Massachusetts, he has led seminars and workshops for clients such as Ford Motor Company, Century 21, and the Yankee Dental Congress. He has also been on radio stations such as WBZ, WGBH, KCR, KRLA, and WWPR. Learn more and follow his blog at www.robwhitemedia.com.