requiem species requiem species resist truth climate change non fiction book australian academic explores climate change denial implications argues climate change bring large scale harmful consequences life earth including humans late prevent hamilton explores politicians corporations public deny refuse act reality variety explanations including thinking ideology consumer culture active lobbying fossil fuel industry book builds author year prior history writing subjects previous books including dirty politics climate change requiem species reviewed resurgence magazine age common review named book week extracts book appeared guardian geographical magazine book won themes hamilton points reports books years explaining climate change problem ominous future looks humanity says requiem species primarily warnings ignored hamilton considers truth difficult bear facing truth hard facts easier ignore world truly faced facts global warming deaths accept die death imminent confront true meaning mortality immediate reason failure act global warming seen sustained ruthless exercise political power corporations stand lose shift zero carbon energy systems hamilton cites numerous journalists authors documented influence large companies hamilton makes argument stages firstly reviews evidence situation worse secondly examines roots denial terms resistance evidence relation actors agencies motivated deny climate change lastly looks future scenarios explains people hamilton suggests foundations climate change denial lie reaction american collapse soviet_union argues red menace conservatives energy opposing communism sought outlets hamilton contends conservative backlash climate science led prominent founded 1990s main activity attacking climate science describing climate science hamilton says official numbers published highly cautious real effects climate change likely severe conclusion possible emissions optimistic set assumptions ending emissions associated food production global emissions peaking falling cent year decades chance preventing emissions rising number critical points spark climate change earth climate enter chaotic era lasting thousands years natural processes eventually establish sort human beings force planet survive point thing certain far fewer terms australia hamilton says australians living nation transformed changing climate widespread doubt end century land australian reception says requiem species explores gulf acceptance climate change explains gulf main origins easy solution hamilton argues gulf primary origins consequences way challenges individuals societies constructed identities past centuries suggests meeting challenge climate change requires far implementing right policies making minor adjustments lifestyles instead implies societies scale unseen dawn modern age times higher education listed requiem species book week june review calls provocative book says heart book explanations hamilton puts forward everyday regular denial danger changing climate says frustrating aspect requiem species hamilton proposes different explanations relative significance clear review doctors environment australia says hamilton australia notable public intellectuals work careful balanced presents facts written book uncomfortable according shearman hamilton treatment topic denial best available resurgence magazine agrees consumption spiritual humanity hamilton describes according hamilton innovative creative potential collective humanity faith science predictions future climate risks believes hamilton placing weight science provide desired revolution calling honestly directly political psychological spiritual engagement reviewed book age suggesting present false hope says thing hamilton believes urgent need government intervention avoid worst case scenarios reducing emissions points eminent climate scientists like princeton_university remain optimistic humanity act late reviewed requiem species recommends want idea climate change science says hamilton angry corporate encouraged climate change denial suggests hamilton accepts try climate change doesn idea book launch requiem species march march extract book appeared guardian april geographical magazine published extract august book won work author time publication centre applied philosophy public ethics australia taking position executive director founder forward looking think tank publishing information hamilton requiem species resist truth climate change isbn book available document paper publication
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