Climate Wars

Gwynne Dyer

'Gwynne Dyer's brilliant analysis, in Climate Wars, of the geopolitical conflicts that may unfold over the next few decades — even if we do get serious about global warming — is almost too fearsome to absorb. When I talk to the scientists themselves, there is a palpable sense of panic, something confirmed by Dyer in his interviews conducted around the world.'

Clive Hamilton, The Monthly

'Gwynne Dyer is one of the few who are both courageous enough to tell the unvarnished truth, and have the background to understand, not misrepresent the inputs. This book does a superb job of detailing the emerging realities of Climate/Energy. These realities are not pretty.'

Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA

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'This is a truly important and timely book. No one, not even the IPCC, really knows what the world climate will be ten years from now, but we and our governments have to make intelligent guesses. Gwynne Dyer has made the best and most plausible set of guesses I have yet seen about the human consequences of climate change, of how drought and heat may ignite wars, even nuclear wars, around the globe.'

James Lovelock, British Geophysicist, author of The Revenge of Gaia

'The current debate on climate change is mostly on its future effects, but few are brave enough to work out what they might be. Here is a lively, alarming and even entertaining attempt to look ahead. Water and war have always been associated. We need hope as well as good sense in looking at the future. Here it is.'

Sir Crispin Tickell, Director of Policy Foresight Programme, James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford

'Anyone still complacent about climate change will find Climate Wars instructive and disturbing. These articulate insights into climate geopolitics by military historian Gwynne Dyer are an important tool for understanding why the climate challenge is big, hard, and vital to human survival — yet soluble if we pay attention now.'

Amory B. Lovins, Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

‘The multitude of sources and the political perspective on global warming make the book scarier and more convincing than the usual predictions limited to climate and weather. Environmentalists will likely be horrified and even more depressed than they are already, but we can hope that Dyer's sources are impressive enough to convince policy makers to take serious action.’

Publishers Weekly

‘Drawing on IPCC projections and government studies in the US, UK and elsewhere, [Dyer] is led to a grim forecast … Hopefully, his lucidly written book may help raise awareness of the potential crisis.’

Cormac O Raifeartaigh, The Irish Times

‘Climate Wars has been called ‘a truly important and timely book,’ but I'd go further. I'll say this may be the most important book you'll read this year.’

Mickey Z, Planet Green

‘Terrifying is just one of the words to leap off the page.’

The Bookseller

‘Well written and well argued, crammed with impressive interview material and wonderful personal vignettes.’

Ottawa Citizen

‘[Dyer] eloquently explores the ‘grim detail’ of how governments will grapple with a challenge unprecedented since before there were governments. You won't find this stuff in any IPCC report … It makes for a good read.’

Fred Pearce, New Scientist

‘Dyer does a wonderful job of explaining all aspects of this crisis … highly recommend[ed].’

A ‘n’ E Vibe

‘Speculative as Dyer’s little ‘history of the future’ is, it has an unmistakable – and alarming – ring of truth.’

The Scotsman

‘[C]ompelling … [A] warning of what could happen if we don't pull our fingers out.’

The Big Issue Scotland

‘In his seriously worrying study of the near future, Gwynne Dyer adopts a rarely considered perspective on climate change: the potential political and military responses to its effects.’

The Geographical Magazine

‘Dyer has a gift for providing a unique perspective on war and conflict. Now he's taking on climate change as well.’

Peace Magazine

'Like a Stephen KIng novel, it's scary, but you can't put it down.'

Mark Mann, G Magazine

Waves of climate refugees. Dozens of failed states. All-out war. From one of the world’s great geopolitical analysts comes a terrifying glimpse of the near future, when climate change drives the world’s powers towards the cutthroat politics of survival.

An increase of as little as two degrees Celsius in average global temperature—which is almost inevitable—could heat global politics to boiling point and trigger massive conflicts over scarce food and water. Bringing together extensive interviews and the latest research in this revised and updated edition, Gwynne Dyer reveals the truth about our planet’s future. Can our technology save us, or is it too late? Where do our best hopes for damage limitation lie?

Prescient and unflinching, Climate Wars will be one of the most important books of the coming years. Read it and find out what we’re heading for.

Clive Hamilton, The Monthly

Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist, NASA

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James Lovelock, British Geophysicist, author of The Revenge of Gaia

Sir Crispin Tickell, Director of Policy Foresight Programme, James Martin 21st Century School, University of Oxford

Amory B. Lovins, Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute

Publishers Weekly

Cormac O Raifeartaigh, The Irish Times

‘Climate Wars has been called ‘a truly important and timely book,’ but I'd go further. I'll say this may be the most important book you'll read this year.’

Mickey Z, Planet Green

‘Terrifying is just one of the words to leap off the page.’

The Bookseller

‘Well written and well argued, crammed with impressive interview material and wonderful personal vignettes.’

Ottawa Citizen

Fred Pearce, New Scientist

‘Dyer does a wonderful job of explaining all aspects of this crisis … highly recommend[ed].’

A ‘n’ E Vibe

‘Speculative as Dyer’s little ‘history of the future’ is, it has an unmistakable – and alarming – ring of truth.’

The Scotsman

‘[C]ompelling … [A] warning of what could happen if we don't pull our fingers out.’

The Big Issue Scotland

‘In his seriously worrying study of the near future, Gwynne Dyer adopts a rarely considered perspective on climate change: the potential political and military responses to its effects.’

The Geographical Magazine

‘Dyer has a gift for providing a unique perspective on war and conflict. Now he's taking on climate change as well.’

Peace Magazine

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Format:Paperback

Size: 210mm × 135mm

Extent:320pp

ISBN (13):9781921640711

RRP:$29.99

Pub date:30 Aug 2010

Rights Held: ANZ

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Gwynne Dyer

Gwynne Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, author, broadcaster, and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years. His twice-weekly column on international affairs is published by 175 newspapers in some 45 countries and is translated into more than a dozen languages. He is the author of several books, including War, Future: Tense, The Mess They Made, and Climate Wars (all published by Scribe).

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