Philip was the architect of the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act and initiated the campaign that led to the banning of nuclear power in Victoria in 1983. In 2008 Philip Sutton co-authored Climate Code Red, a groundbreaking book which puts forward a compelling case for emergency action on climate change. Philip is co-founder of Safe Climate Australia, a past-President of the Sustainable Living Foundation and the Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics.