Oceans Rise Empires Fall: Why Geopolitics Hastens Climate Catastrophe - Hardcoverby Gerard Toal (Author) A powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition makes implementing effective climate change policies so difficult. As the Russia Ukraine war has shown, great power competition drives states to prioritize fossil fuel acquisition over working toward a zero carbon future. In the last few years, it has become abundantly clear that the effects of accelerating climate change will be catastrophic, from rising seas to more