Guy Pearse is an Australian author and former Research Fellow at the Global Change Institute at the

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. His first book titled ''High & Dry: John Howard, climate change and the selling of Australia's future'' was published in 2007. In 2009, Pearse published a critique of the Rudd government's response to climate change in

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33: Quarry Vision: Coal, Climate Change and the End of the Resources Boom. In 2012, he published ''Greenwash: Big Brands and Carbon Scams'' – an analysis of whether the climate-friendly revolution being advertised by large multinationals is real.

Biography

Guy Pearse worked for various Liberal politicians, as a lobbyist for numerous industries, and as a consultant to the

Australian Greenhouse Office The Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) was formed in 1998 within the Government of Australia as a stand-alone agency within the environment portfolio to provide a whole of government approach to greenhouse matters. It was the world's first governm ...

. He was speechwriter for Australian Prime Minister

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...

's first environment minister, Robert Hill. While studying at

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in the mid-1990s, Pearse worked on the advance staff of then U.S. Vice President

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 ...

. Pearse's doctoral research at the

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focussed on the influence of the carbon lobby on the

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. This thesis became the basis for the "

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" episode of ABC's ''

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'' in February 2006.

References

External links

Guy Pearse's site with info on
''High & Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's Future'', Penguin (Australia) 2007; and ''Quarry Vision: Coal, Climate Change and the End of the Resources Boom'', Black Inc (Australia) 2009.

* ttp://www.abc.net.au/lateline/business/items/200707/s1977550.htm Transcript of Guy Pearse's interview with Lateline Business
Extended interview with Pearse by Richard Fidler
on ABC's The Conversation Hour.
Guy Pearse Interviewed by

Brian Carlton Brian Carlton (born 27 December 1962) is an Australian radio announcer, producer and journalist. He is known professionally as The Spoonman. Biography Carlton was born in Australia, into a Catholic household. He grew up in Beacon Hill on Syd ...

on Triple M's Spoonman Show.
Government's emissions trading plan criticised
ABC Radio National Breakfast {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearse, Guy Living people Australian National University alumni Australian whistleblowers Harvard Kennedy School alumni Non-fiction environmental writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)

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