Ian Lowe In Conversation
Join us as Ian Lowe details his new book, Australia On The Brink, in conversation with Peter Christoff.
In 1996, the first independent national report on the state of Australia’s environment found that we faced serious problems. With increasing urgency, five subsequent reports declared those problems were all getting worse, each calling for immediate action to protect our future.
In Australia on the Brink, Ian Lowe argues that the essential first steps in addressing these threats are stabilising the global climate and protecting our local biota. This is our best — perhaps our only — chance of restoring a sense of social stability, and the equality of opportunity that was once a hallmark of this country.
Peter Christoff is a political scientist, a senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Climate Futures Initiative, and an honorary Associate Professor with the School of Geography, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
In 1996, the first independent national report on the state of Australia’s environment found that we faced serious problems. With increasing urgency, five subsequent reports declared those problems were all getting worse, each calling for immediate action to protect our future.
In Australia on the Brink, Ian Lowe argues that the essential first steps in addressing these threats are stabilising the global climate and protecting our local biota. This is our best — perhaps our only — chance of restoring a sense of social stability, and the equality of opportunity that was once a hallmark of this country.
Peter Christoff is a political scientist, a senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Climate Futures Initiative, and an honorary Associate Professor with the School of Geography, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
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