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Why ration the future?
We all face a global warming emergency. Climate change science tells us that feedback mechanisms are driving us towards catastrophic climate change, requiring rapid cuts in carbon emissions. The idea of carbon rationing is a better response than carbon taxes, and here's how it will work.

CLIMATE CODE RED
by David Spratt and Philip Sutton
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Climate Code Red in the media...
ABC Opinion After Garnaut, the big questions will remain unanswered 2 July 2008
Adelaide Advertiser Not enough time to turn back the climate clock 3 July 2008
New Matilda The perils of playing nice 4 July 2008
On Line Opinion In the end, climate is not an economic question 8July 2008
Climate Radio Two degrees show (UK) 9 July 2008 Listen (mp3)
The Age Code red: Climate skating on thin ice, authors say 18 July 2008
Perspective The Arctic challenge for Australia 5 August 2008
Robyn Williams In conversation 7 August 2008
The Age Middle of the road ... towards a cliff 8 August 2008
Sydney Morning Herald Globetrotting boomers fly in the face of carbon reality 9 August 2008

RECOMMENDED...
Climate change catastrophe by degrees Mark Lynas
Coal Scuttled George Monbiot
James Hansen: Signifcant climate tipping points have been passed
Also read Climate Change and Trace Gases (10-page scientific paper PDF)
Evidence of accelerated climate change (12-page PDF)
Submission to Garnaut Climate Change Review (5-page PDF)
Carbon Rationing Action Groups
Carbon calculator for household energy and private transport

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Commentary
IPCC 4th synthesis report: Comment by Barrie Pittock

 


reports on carbon rationing
A Rough Guide to Individual Carbon Trading
Should California implement personal carbon allowances?
Domestic Tradable Quotas
Peak oil and carbon rationing

carbon rationing
• Carbon taxes or carbon rationing
• Equity and climate change (PDF)
• Carbon rationing: a modern morality tale
• London mayor calls for personal carbon rationing
PM's way on climate allows profit from pollution
Why we must must ration the future
Here's the plan

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