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''Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change'' is a 2007 book by
Clive Hamilton Clive Charles Hamilton Order of Australia, AM FRSA (born 12 March 1953) is an Australian public intellectual currently serving as Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Vice-Chancellor' ...
which contends that Australia rather than the United States is the major stumbling block to a more effective
Kyoto Protocol The 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 global warming is oc ...
. In the final chapter of the book Hamilton argues that "the
Howard government The Howard government refers to the Government of Australia, federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Australia, Li ...
has been actively working to destroy the Kyoto Protocol".
Tim Flannery Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator Science communication encompasses a wide range of activities tha ...

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 describes the psychological and social effects of affluence. It is a portmanteau of ''wealth, affluence'' and ''influenza'', and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism. Some psychologists consider it to be a pseudo-scientific ...
'' 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 vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about Climate change, global warming. The film features a slide s ...
'' – a 2006 documentary featuring
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as ...
* ''
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 humanity is fac ...
'' – 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 {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 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 Futur ...
*
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 fuel ...
* ''
Storms of My Grandchildren ''Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity'' is climate scientist James Hansen's first book, published by Bloomsbury Press in 2009. The book is about threats to people and hab ...
'' – a 2009 book by climate scientist
James Hansen James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American climatologist. He is an adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions of the The Earth Institute, Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best ...


References


Bibliography

* Hamilton, Clive (2007). ''Scorcher: The Dirty Politics of Climate Change'', Black Inc Agenda, 266 pages. {{Clive Hamilton 2007 non-fiction books 2007 in the environment Australian non-fiction books Books by Clive Hamilton Books about politics of Australia Climate change books Climate change in Australia Environmental non-fiction books Black Inc books