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{{Infobox book

| name = Climate Code Red: <br> The Case for Emergency Action

| image = ClimateCodeRed.jpg

| author = David Spratt, Philip Sutton

| country = Australia

| subject = [[Climate change]]

| publisher = Scribe Publications

| pub_date = 2008

| pages = 304 pp

| isbn = 1-921372-20-6

| oclc = 243605472

}}

[[File:Climate Code Red book launch DSC 6776.jpg|thumb|300px|right|David Spratt, Governor David de Kretser and Philip Sutton at the book launch for ''Climate Code Red'']]

'''''Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action''''' is a 2008 book, published by [[Scribe Publications]]<ref>http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/climatecodered</ref>, which presents scientific evidence that the [[global warming]] crisis is worse than official reports and national governments have so far indicated. The book argues that we are 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 we must embark upon.<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/book.html Code Red: The Book]</ref> ''Climate Code Red'' draws heavily on the work of a large number of climate scientists, including [[James Hansen]]<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/index.html The Hansen Challenge]</ref> .

'''''Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action''''' is a 2008 book, published by [[Scribe Publications]]<ref>http://www.scribepublications.com.au/book/climatecodered</ref>, which presents scientific evidence that the [[global warming]] crisis is worse than official reports and national governments have so far indicated. The book argues thathumanity we areis facing a "[[sustainability]] emergency" that requires a clear break from business-as-usual politics. The authors explain that emergency action to address [[Climate change mitigation|address climate change]] is not so much a radical idea as an indispensable course we mustto embark upon.<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/book.html Code Red: The Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719001748/http://www.climatecodered.net/book.html |date=2008-07-19 }}</ref> ''ClimateIt Code Red'' draws heavily on the work of a large number ofmany climate scientists, including [[James E. Hansen]].<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/index.html The Hansen Challenge]</ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719001502/http://www.climatecodered.net/index.html |date=2008-07-19 }}</ref>

These are the key themes of ''Climate Code Red'':

==General==

These are theThe key themes of ''Climate Code Red'' are:

*"Our goal is a safe-climate future – we have no right to bargain away species or human lives."

*"We are facing rapid warming impacts: the danger is immediate, not just in the future."

*"For a safe climate future, we must take action now to stop emissions and to cool the earth."

*"Plan a large-scale transition to a post-carbon economy and society."

*"Recognise a climate and sustainability emergency, because we need to move at a pace far beyond business and politics as usual".<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/themes.html Key themes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719002049/http://www.climatecodered.net/themes.html |date=2008-07-19 }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/18/climate-change-an-existential-security-risk-to-australia-senate-inquiry-says|title=Climate change an 'existential security risk' to Australia, Senate inquiry says|year=2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=2024-12-21|archive-date=2024-10-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241013013018/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/18/climate-change-an-existential-security-risk-to-australia-senate-inquiry-says|url-status=live}}</ref> Co-author [[Philip Sutton]] is convener of the [[Greenleap Strategic Institute]] and Assistant Convenor of the [[Climate Emergency Network]].<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.abbeys.com.au/items.asp?id=124271 |title=Climate Code Red: the Case for Emergency Action] |access-date=2008-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710063033/http://www.abbeys.com.au/items.asp?id=124271 |archive-date=2008-07-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The book was launched by the Governor of Victoria, Professor [[David de Kretser]] in [[Parliament House, Melbourne|Parliament House]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], on [[July 17]], [[2008]].<ref>[httphttps://www.greenlivingpedia.org/Climate_code_red Climate code red] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905175554/http://greenlivingpedia.org/Climate_code_red |date=2008-09-05 }}, Greenlivingpedia</ref>

==See also==

{{portal|Global warming}}

*[[Greenleap Strategic Institute]]

*[[Mitigation of global warming in Australia]]

*[[List of Australian environmental books]]

*''[[Requiem for a Species]]''

*''[[Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy]]''

==References==

{{Reflist|2}}

<references/>

==External links==

*[https://www.climatecodered.org/ Official website]

*[http://globalpublicmedia.com/sustainability_emergency The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (audio) - The Reality Report]

*[httphttps://wwwweb.energybulletinarchive.netorg/nodeweb/4061920081201040855/http://globalpublicmedia.com/sustainability_emergency The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (textaudio) - EnergyThe Reality BulletinReport]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202150435/http://www.energybulletin.net/node/40619 The Case for a Sustainability Emergency: Philip Sutton interview (text) - Energy Bulletin]

*[http://www.theage.com.au/environment/code-red-climate-skating-on-thin-ice-authors-say-20080717-3gxq.html Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say]

*{{cite news |title=Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say |url=https://www.theage.com.au/environment/code-red-climate-skating-on-thin-ice-authors-say-20080717-3gxq.html |publisher=The Age |date=2008-07-17 | ___location=Melbourne | first=Adam | last=Morton}}

*[http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EC144p12.pdf Progress]

*{{cite journal |author=Alexandra De Blas |title=Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action |journal=ECOS |issue=144 |pages=12–4 |date=August–September 2008 |url=http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC144p12}}

*[http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1146 Article on "Climate Code Red"] by professor of politics [[Robert Manne]], August 2008, ''[[The Monthly]]''

*[http{{cite news |title=Middle of the road ... towards a cliff |url=https://businesswww.theage.com.au/business/middle-of-the-road--towards-a-cliff-20080807-3rsj.html Middle|publisher=The ofAge the road ... towards a cliff]|date=2008-08-07}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012025919/http://www.greenleft.org.au/2008/747/38638 Coming clean on 'nice' coal]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006143324/http://www.energybulletin.net/node/40081 Review of Climate Code Red: Energy Bulletin]

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