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"climate expert" Tim Flannery    (palaeontologist) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 January 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | La Trobe University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist,[1] explorer,[2] author, science communicator, activist and public scientist. He was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007 for his work and advocacy on environmental issues.
A Quote by Tim Flannery
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| Document:The Corporate Climate Coup | “"The most important thing to realize," Flannery echoes, “is that we can all make a difference and help combat climate change at almost no cost to our lifestyle." “The transition to a carbon-free economy is eminently achievable,” he exults, "because we have all the technology we need to do so.” "One great potential pitfall on the road to climate stability," he warns, however, "is the propensity for groups to hitch their ideological wagon to the push for sustainability.” "When facing a grave emergency,” he advises, “it's best to be single-minded." The book is inspiring, rallying the reader to battle against this global threat with ingenuity, enthusiasm, and hopefulness, except for one small aside, buried in the text, that gnaws at the attentive reader: “because concern about climate change is so new, and the issue is so multi-disciplinary," Flannery notes, “there are few true experts in the field and even fewer who can articulate what the problem might mean to the general public and what we should do about it.”” |
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