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title: "Climate Code Red"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Code_Red"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action is a 2008 book which presents scientific evidence that the global warming crisis is worse than official reports and national governments have so far indicated. The book argues humanity is facing a sustainability emergency that requires a clear break from business-as-usual politics. The authors explain that emergency action to address climate change is not so much a radical idea as an indispensable course to embark upon. It draws heavily on the work of many climate scientists, including James E. Hansen.
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== General ==
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The key themes of Climate Code Red are:
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"Our goal is a safe-climate future – we have no right to bargain away species or human lives."
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"We are facing rapid warming impacts: the danger is immediate, not just in the future."
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"For a safe climate future, we must take action now to stop emissions and to cool the earth."
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"Plan a large-scale transition to a post-carbon economy and society."
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"Recognise a climate and sustainability emergency, because we need to move at a pace far beyond business and politics as usual".
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Co-author David Spratt is a Melbourne businessman, climate-policy analyst, and co-founder of the Carbon Equity network, and Research Director of the Breakthrough - National Centre for Climate Restoration. Co-author Philip Sutton is convener of the Greenleap Strategic Institute and Assistant Convenor of the Climate Emergency Network.
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The book was launched by the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser in Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria, on July 17, 2008.
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== See also ==
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List of Australian environmental books
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Requiem for a Species
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Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Official website
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The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (audio) - The Reality Report
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The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (text) - Energy Bulletin
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Morton, Adam (2008-07-17). "Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say". Melbourne: The Age.
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Alexandra De Blas (August–September 2008). "Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action". ECOS (144): 12–4.
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"Middle of the road ... towards a cliff". The Age. 2008-08-07.
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Coming clean on 'nice' coal
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Review of Climate Code Red: Energy Bulletin |