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Power failure : the inside story of climate politics under Rudd and Gillard / / Philip Chubb



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Autore: Chubb Philip Visualizza persona
Titolo: Power failure : the inside story of climate politics under Rudd and Gillard / / Philip Chubb Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Collingwood, Victoria : , : Black Inc. Agenda, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
Disciplina: 363.738746
Soggetto topico: Climate change mitigation
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; PUBLISHED BY BLACK INC. AGENDA; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; NOTE ON SOURCES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; TIMELINE; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE THE DEATH OF INNOCENCE; DARKNESS AT THE HEART OF GOVERNMENT; THE RUSH FOR THE GOLDEN DOORS; SQUANDERING CONSENSUS; ABSOLUTE POLITICAL COWARDICE; TWO LEADERS; PART TWO THE END OF CLIMATE CHANGE; THE SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION; REALLY FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG; DEAD SILENCE; STORMS INSIDE; CASHY, CASHY, CASHY; THE LIVED EXPERIENCE; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ENDNOTES; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: The inside story of a wicked problem ... What should Australia do about climate change? A succession of leaders has tried to answer this question - and come unstuck. Politicians and public servants call it a "wicked" problem - one highly resistant to solution - and many approaches have been developed and discarded by the major parties. Some believe Australia's dependence on coal makes effective action impossible.In this book, award-winning journalist Philip Chubb examines the tenacity of fossil-fuel interests and their allies in business, politics and the media when their power is challenged. He
Titolo autorizzato: Power failure  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-922231-51-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787121903321
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