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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Indeed. A perspective on it linked below.
https://www.newscientist.com/article...time-bbc-slot/
Australia, while not a big emitter, is one of the biggest coal exporters in the world. Rather like vegetarians running an abattoir. The coal industry lobbly has most federal and state pollies in their back pockets via funding that miserable lot to the tune of $ millions.
People power does not really exist in Oz. The fact that whistle blowers and the press are now facing incarceration for exposing reprehensible government behaviour is appalling.
Anyway, I digress, while I can't change government policy, for the sake of my children and grandchildren, I can reduce my carbon dioxide footprint.
In doing so my power bills are now almost nil, and soon, so will be the cost of getting from A to B. |
I think we will profit from coal for a while yet given the number of new coal power stations being built around the world and then we can profit (hopefully) from selling uranium.
The government always knows better than the common folk and we can trust them to do the right thing but hopefully the concept of trickle down economics actually works.
Peter it is good that you are concerned and do what you can personally and I salute you.
Alex