Highway to hell : climate change and Australia's future. Quarterly Essay 94
Gergis, Joëlle2024
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Australia is in peril. Do we truly grasp the impact of a warming planet - in particular, what it will mean for our sunburnt country? As temperatures rise, the climates of our capital cities will change. The sea will rise, and we will see increased fire and drought. In this powerful essay, Joëlle Gergis, a leading climate scientist, depicts the likely future in vivid and credible detail. Working from the science, she discusses the world's and Australia's efforts to combat climate change. She outlines how far Australia is from keeping its promises to cut emissions. She takes aim at false solutions and the folly of ‘adaptation’ rather than curbing fossil fuel use. This is an essay about government paralysis and what is at stake for all of us. It's about getting real, in the face of an unprecedented threat.
Main title:
Highway to hell : climate change and Australia's future. Quarterly Essay 94 / by Joëlle Gergis.
Author:
Imprint:
Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, 2024.
Collation:
97 pages ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Quarterly essay ; n94 (2024)
Notes:
Title from cover."Correspondence, ‘Bad Cop’. Niki Savva, Thomas Mayo, Lachlan Harris, Mark Kenny, Robert Wood, Paul Strangio. Lech Blaine"--Cover.Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-72)
ISBN:
9781760644390 (paperback)
Dewey class:
333.794
Language:
English
Subject:
Government policy -- Public opinionGlobal warming -- AustraliaClimate change adaptation -- AustraliaGlobal temperature changesPolitical culture -- AustraliaPublic opinion -- AustraliaPolitical planning -- Australia -- Citizen participationSocial action -- AustraliaEnvironmental protection -- AustraliaClimatic changes -- AustraliaGlobal warming -- Government policy -- AustraliaClimate change mitigation -- Australia -- Citizen participationGreenhouse gas mitigation -- AustraliaFossil fuels -- Environmental aspects -- AustraliaGlobal environmental changeAustralia -- Politics and Government -- Public opinionAustralia -- Social conditions -- Public opinionAustralia -- Environmental conditions
BRN:
461049
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 333.794 HIG | Available |