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{{Infobox book

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

| image = [[File:ClimateCodeRed.jpg|220px]]

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| author = David Spratt, Philip Sutton

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[[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 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 E. Hansen]].<ref>[http://www.climatecodered.net/index.html The Hansen Challenge]</ref>

The key themes of ''Climate Code Red'' are:

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*"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]</ref>

Co-author [[David Spratt]] is a [[Melbourne]] businessman, climate-policy analyst, and co-founder of the [[Carbon Equity network]]. Co-author Philip Sutton is convener of the Greenleap Strategic Institute and Assistant Convenor of the [[Climate Emergency Network]].<ref>[http://www.abbeys.com.au/items.asp?id=124271 Climate Code Red: the Case for Emergency Action]</ref>