The Fossilarchy with Tom Clark
Past Event
Join Tom Clark to discuss his book 'The Fossilarchy' and the Australian climate politics that inspired it.
As the world burns and floods, humanity stares into the abyss of climate apocalypse... but hey, a planet is a small sacrifice for a few more years of profits and executive bonuses.
Wealthy Swiss businessman, Wolfgang Dreiser, hatches a drastic plot to save the world from climate meltdown. He recruits a crack team of retired Special Forces for a secret mission to Australia, all willing and able to blow what needs to be blown.
A man vows revenge on the coal industry and takes on the mantle of Ned Coaly, anti-fossil outlaw. In doing so, he unleashes a dark past and a killer out to get him.
A young woman, an Extinction Rebel, decides that blocking traffic is not enough and forms a new group, the Climate Commandos. Together, they take direct action to the next level.
Their fortunes converge as their enemies' fortunes explode.
All of them have the same target, a powerful and ruthless enemy—The Fossilarchy, the fossil fuel industry and its political cronies. Its power must be broken if the world and the young are to have a future.
Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed by the presenter are personal views and may not represent those of the City of Vincent.