Climate Code Red
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Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action is a 2008 book which presents scientific evidence that the
James E. Hansen.[2]
General
The key themes of Climate Code Red are:
- "Our goal is a safe-climate future – we have no right to bargain away species or human lives."
- "We are facing rapid warming impacts: the danger is immediate, not just in the future."
- "For a safe climate future, we must take action now to stop emissions and to cool the earth."
- "Plan a large-scale transition to a post-carbon economy and society."
- "Recognise a climate and sustainability emergency, because we need to move at a pace far beyond business and politics as usual".[3]
Co-author David Spratt is a
Breakthrough - National Centre for Climate Restoration.[4] Co-author Philip Sutton is convener of the Greenleap Strategic Institute and Assistant Convenor of the Climate Emergency Network.[5]
The book was launched by the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser in Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria, on July 17, 2008.[6]
See also
- List of Australian environmental books
- Requiem for a Species
- Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy
References
- ^ Code Red: The Book Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Hansen Challenge Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Key themes Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Climate change an 'existential security risk' to Australia, Senate inquiry says". The Guardian. 2018.
- ^ "Climate Code Red: the Case for Emergency Action". Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ Climate code red, Greenlivingpedia
External links
- Official website
- The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (audio) - The Reality Report
- The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (text) - Energy Bulletin
- Morton, Adam (2008-07-17). "Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say". Melbourne: The Age.
- Alexandra De Blas (August–September 2008). "Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action". ECOS (144): 12–4.
- "Middle of the road ... towards a cliff". The Age. 2008-08-07.
- Coming clean on 'nice' coal
- Review of Climate Code Red: Energy Bulletin