false<![CDATA[Ultimatum]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1236111116m/5714584.jpg57145842<DIV>November 2032. Joe Benton has just been elected the forty-eighth president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. For the United States, a leading carbon emitter for decades, the prospects are devastating: thirty million coastal-dwelling citizens will need to be relocated; Miami will be washed into the ocean and southern California will waste away to desert; the relocation process will cost trillions of dollars. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton opts to abandon multilateral negotiations in the Kyoto 4 summit and resumes secret bilateral negotiations with the Chinese—the world’s worst polluter. As the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time. <i>Ultimatum</i> is a visionary and deeply unsettling thriller that explores the most pressing issue of the twenty-first century—the future of our planet—and boldly predicts the way the world will be in twenty-five years.</DIV>5886200842009Ultimatumtotal:34|5:2|4:13|3:12|2:5|1:2|34110882800falsefalseSun Dec 07 05:18:49 -0800 2008Sun Dec 07 05:56:49 -0800 2008
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20falsetrueMon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Jul 21 11:17:16 -0700 2009Tue Jul 21 12:07:08 -0700 2009 DISCLAIMERS: I'll try not to give away too much, but there's some spoilers here. Also, I appear to be one of the few "climate change" agnostics left out th...more...]]>
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Ultimatum is about a hundred pages of a suspiciously naïve and unconnected candid...more...]]>
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see here).
The book is set in 2032 and envisions the geopolitical implications when we finally understand the impact of climate change and decide to do something about it. For having been written by a foreign author, the book is ...more...]]>
50falsefalseTue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009Fri Nov 27 10:54:36 -0800 2009Fri Nov 27 10:57:00 -0800 2009 Although it is a fictional work, the overall premise related to the international political consequences of global warming is entirely plausible. The large number of political characters can be a little overwhelming at times; just focus on the majo...more...]]>
40falsefalseFri Jun 19 10:37:21 -0700 2009Mon Sep 28 12:04:53 -0700 2009 This book covers climate change and the interactions of different countries and policies. It is a work of fiction, however I can see how it seriously will happen in a few years.
Around the year 2030, the climate has changed so much that people need to r...more...]]>
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