And here is my response to that load of lies and spin, which (for now) is an accepted comment to our Kevvy300billion's blog as at "Jul 16th, 2009 at 8:30 pm"Kevin.Rudd says... I decided to kick off my blogging career with a focus on climate change. The latest scientific research on climate change confirms our worst fears. Climate change is happening faster than we previously thought, creating a more serious threat to our economy, our environment and to future generations. I recently returned from a meeting of leaders of the world’s major developed and developing countries in Italy, where our discussions focused on our global efforts to tackle climate change. This meeting - the Major Economies Forum on Climate and Energy – made some important progress. In particular, it recognised the clear message from climate science that the increase in global average temperature must not exceed 2 degrees celsius. That means the international community is accepting the need for tough long-term targets on reducing carbon emissions. But the hardest work is still ahead. Much more needs to be done if we’re to achieve a successful global agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Australia is determined to be on the front foot in global efforts to tackle climate change. We know that our nation is more exposed to the impact of climate change than perhaps any other developed economy. Without strong global and national action, climate change will permanently damage our natural environment and hit our jobs and our economy hard. The Great Barrier Reef – one of Australia’s most iconic natural wonders which generates jobs for around 60,000 people and more than $4.9 billion in tourism revenue – is particularly vulnerable to climate change.
The next step for Australia is to take strong action at home through Parliament passing the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in August. This scheme will for the first time put a limit on Australia’s carbon pollution. By taking action at home in Australia, we can give businesses certainty and give momentum to the international negotiations that are so crucial for our national interest. It’s our responsibility to act now on climate change. That is why I urge all Senators and Members of Parliament to support this vital legislation for our nation’s future. How do you think we can make Australians more aware that we need to act on climate change now?
> "The latest scientific research on climate change confirms our worst fears." "our" is a reference to Ms Wong and yourself, yes ? After all, "the latest scientific research" is consistently and repeatably showing that the global climate change that the planet is enjoying is not only cyclic but also has virtually nothing to do with atmospheric CO2 levels let alone humanity's miniscule contribution to them. Which obviously means that the proposed ETS scheme is not only totally unfounded and pointless, but also somewhat fraudulent to say the least. Which goes a long way to explain your "worst fears". > "Climate change is happening faster than we previously thought, creating a more serious threat to our economy, our environment and to future generations." Should natural climate change manage to progress on the path of warming (sadly, it appears to have stalled in that regard) then this can overall only be good news to the planet and our economy, environment, and future generations. Especially so if atmospheric CO2 levels could in someway be TREBLED After all, current atmospheric amounts of that lifebringing CO2 are virtually at starvation levels for the planet's flora for which the rest of life depends upon. It's a pity mankind cannot actually do that much to influence atmospheric CO2 levels, but if we could, we would do better to increase it ! That being said, the real science is clearly showing that in relation to climate change, atmospheric CO2 levels lag behind global temperature changes not lead them. So, no need for any of the hysterical alarmism about natural climate change and especially no need for any kind of ETS in relation to CO2. Also, I think people need to remember that the IPCC (the InterGOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change) is a political body, and science is decided by facts not consensus. It certainly wasn't scientific consensus that did decades of stomach ulcer sufferers any favours, yes ? regarDS
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