Introduction: Warming to a global challenge -- A crisis in slow motion : the science of global warming and the response needed -- Climate change and Australia : a vulnerable continent in a vulnerable region -- Global climate law and politics : from Rio to CancĂșn and beyond -- Australia's response to climate change -- Climate change "refugees"? : Climate-related displacement and migration -- Climate wars? : Conflict, security and climate change
Summary
This book provides a clear, balanced account of the science on climate change, how it is affecting the planet and Australia, and the policy options available to Australia and the world to deal with it