Climate Code Red
the case for emergency action
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Technology
| Author: | David Spratt, Philip Sutton | ISBN: | 9781921753022 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications Pty Ltd | Publication: | June 30, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Scribe | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Spratt, Philip Sutton |
| ISBN: | 9781921753022 |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications Pty Ltd |
| Publication: | June 30, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Scribe |
| Language: | English |
This meticulously documented call-to-action reveals extensive scientific evidence that the global warming crisis is far worse than officially indicated — and that we’re almost at the point of no return.
Serious climate-change impacts are already happening: large ice-sheets are disintegrating, sea-level rises will reach 5 metres this century, and we are seeing devastating species loss.
It is no longer a case of how much more we can ‘safely’ emit, but whether we can stop emissions and produce a deliberate cooling before the Earth’s climate system reaches a point beyond any hope of human restoration.
These imperatives are incompatible with ‘politics as usual’ and ‘business as usual’ — we face a sustainability emergency that urgently requires a clear break from the politics of failure-inducing compromise.
This meticulously documented call-to-action reveals extensive scientific evidence that the global warming crisis is far worse than officially indicated — and that we’re almost at the point of no return.
Serious climate-change impacts are already happening: large ice-sheets are disintegrating, sea-level rises will reach 5 metres this century, and we are seeing devastating species loss.
It is no longer a case of how much more we can ‘safely’ emit, but whether we can stop emissions and produce a deliberate cooling before the Earth’s climate system reaches a point beyond any hope of human restoration.
These imperatives are incompatible with ‘politics as usual’ and ‘business as usual’ — we face a sustainability emergency that urgently requires a clear break from the politics of failure-inducing compromise.
