Climate Code Red: the Case for Emergency Action by David Spratt

Climate Code Red: the Case for Emergency Action by David Spratt

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.

David Spratt is a Melbourne businessman, climate-policy analyst, and co-founder of Carbon Equity, which advocates personal carbon allowances as the most fair and equitable means of rapidly reducing carbon emissions. He has extensive advocacy experience in the peace movement, and in developing community-campaign communication and marketing strategies.