''Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change'' is a 2007 book by
Clive Hamilton
Clive Charles Hamilton AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual and Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor's Chair in Public Ethics at Charles ...
which contends that Australia rather than the United States is the
major stumbling block to a more effective
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...
. In the final chapter of the book Hamilton argues that "the
Howard government has been actively working to destroy the Kyoto Protocol".
Tim Flannery
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, Conservation biology, conservationist, Exploration, explorer, author, Science communication, science communicator, activist and p ...
Scorcher: the dirty politics of climate change
''The Age'', May 25, 2007.
Scorcher is an updated version of Hamilton's 2001 book, ''Running from the Storm''. Other books by Clive Hamilton include ''
Requiem for a Species
''Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change'' is a 2010 non-fiction book by Australian academic Clive Hamilton which explores climate change denial and its implications. It argues that climate change will bring about l ...
'', ''
Silencing Dissent'', ''
Growth Fetish
''Growth Fetish'' is a book about economics and politics by the Australian progressive political theorist Clive Hamilton. Published in 2003 it became a best-seller in Australia.
The book argues that the policies of unfettered capitalism pursued b ...
'', ''
Affluenza
Affluenza is a pseudoscientific psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy people. It is a portmanteau of ''affluence'' and ''influenza'', and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism. It is not a medically recognized disease. T ...
'' and ''
The Freedom Paradox''.
Quotes
*"In the tight little world of greenhouse lobbying, the Prime Minister saw nothing improper in going to the country's biggest greenhouse polluters to ask them what the Government should do about greenhouse policy, without extending the same opportunity to other industries, not to mention environment groups and independent experts".
[Wendy Frew]
Scorcher: the dirty politics of climate change
''The Sydney Morning Herald'', May 16, 2007.
See also
* ''
An Inconvenient Truth
''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own e ...
'' – a 2006 documentary featuring
Al Gore
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...
* ''
Climate Code Red'' – a 2008 book from Australia on climate change
*
Greenhouse Mafia
"Greenhouse Mafia" is the title of a TV program aired by Australian network ABC on the 13 February 2006 episode of its weekly current affairs program ''Four Corners''. The program says the term ''greenhouse mafia'' is the "in house" name used by ...
*
List of Australian environmental books
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This is a list of Australian environmental books:
*'' Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism'' (1997), by Sharon Beder
*'' Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future ...
*
Politics of global warming
The politics of climate change results from different perspectives on how to respond to climate change. Global warming is driven largely by the emissions of greenhouse gases due to human economic activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels ...
* ''
Storms of My Grandchildren'' – a 2009 book by climate scientist
James Hansen
James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1942) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1 ...
References
Bibliography
* Hamilton, Clive (2007). ''Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change'', Black Inc Agenda, 266 pages.
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