*We can’t compel China or anyone else to stop burning coal, nor are poor and developing countries likely to sacrifice growth in income for lower greenhouse emissions. We can, however, help by making their economies less emissions-intensive that they otherwise would be.*

Rhian once again makes perfect sense here.

Besides, given that most the Eastern States economy is built on
building more houses for more migrants, then everyone adminsters
each other, somebody in Australia has to generate exports, so that
you lot can continue your cushy lifestyles. WA happens to be it.

Understood Rhian.

However, while there may be some merit in providing gas to Asia and as such making some countries more inclined to develop gas-powered plants instead of coal-powered ones, it is very much a case of gas on top of coal. That is, more amd more emissions rather than any direct substitution of current coal-fired power for gas.

So we could easily argue that in providing gas, we are facilitating and promulgating the continuous increase in carbon emissions.

I think it is a bit rich for us to be attributing any net benefit in terms of climate change to our gas exports.

If we were sincere in our efforts to reduce climate change, we simply wouldn't be doing it.

And if we didn't have this absurd mindset of a endlessly growing population and an endlessly expanding economy to support it, we wouldn't need to have developed this industry.

In fact, if we were really genuine in dealing with climate change, we'd be developing a stable-population stable-energy steady-state economic regime forthwith, and displaying it to the world as an example of the best way to move forward, both in terms of climate change and sustainability.

2010 temperatures were the hottest since records were kept.

If carbon is a problem,then tax it as it comes out of the ground.Our Govts get the tax to premote alternative energy sources.No they want to tax the end user.So we are rewarding the polluters.The whole AGW theory is a lying scam for the benefit of those at the top of the pyramid .

"2010 temperatures were the hottest since records were kept."
Posted by 579.

Incorrect.

Dry winter in WA..... hmm, that used to be called drought. We named it a long time ago because IT HAPPENS.