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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 bee...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Chubb, Philip (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Collingwood, Vic. : Black Inc. Books, 2014.
Sujets:
Climatic changes > Government policy > Australia.
Fossil fuels > Government policy > Australia.
Coal trade > Environmental aspects > Australia.
Combustibles fossiles > Politique gouvernementale > Australie.
Charbon > Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > Australie.
Climatic changes > Government policy
Coal trade > Environmental aspects
Fossil fuels > Government policy
Politics and government
Australia > Politics and government.
Australie > Politique et gouvernement.
Australia
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781922231512
1922231517

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