A really good article, thanks. One of my personal heroes is the late author Iain Banks. Iain left us a couple of years ago, far too young, following a very successful career, which gave him a lot of scope to explore his penchant for doing exciting things, including amassing a decent collection of fast cars and flying.

He gave them up after coming to realise how selfish his activities were, not in terms of spending, but in terms of the environmental degradation and profligate use of resources they represented.

The day will come when the petroleum-powered jet aircraft is reserved for military and high-priority purposes and the rest of us will travel more slowly on electrically powered devices, probably including some forms of buoyancy-assisted aircraft that include lighter-than air components.

Until then, it would be nice to think that Iain Banks might provide a good example of how to think about moderating the "lizard brain's" drive for satiation.

I am surprised that a science teacher does not have enough math, or is too lazy to use their math, to be able to see through the global warming scam.

Today there is so much evidence to show what a concocted bit of garbage it is, & absolutely none to support the scam, that has not had huge holes shot through it. It is a bit like much of the stuff pushed through "HEALTH" food stores.

Please set your heart at rest, you are more likely to freeze in any future climate change than cook. Lets hope we find lots more oil & coal to keep[ the place warm.

We can now grow jet fuel as oil rich algae!

And extracting the, ready to use as is, jet fuel, is child's play only requires that some of the filtrate be sun dried then crushed to extract as much as 60% oil!

The waste eminently suitable for an equally sustainable ethanol industry that requires no food or arable land or energy input be added! With the waste from that being high carbon soil improver?

And given this naturally occurring fuel is endlessly sustainable, can be grown hydroponically almost anywhere; and in sea or recycled water; and costing a lot less than the current price of jet fuel!

Then changing over to that as the entirely independent supply will enable us to fly as far and as frequently as we like, with out creating so much as a carbon toe print!

And think, an industry that only uses 1-2% of the water of traditional irrigation and is more than happy with endlessly recycled water; will not only save the Murray/Darling basin, but fabulously enrich all who depend on it!

The only thing missing here is political wisdom/vision and leadership!

Were that not sadly so, the aforementioned industries would be well and truly up and running; and creating mucho plenty wealth for many/Australia!
Rhrosty

Yes George Monbiot wrote a book which deals with this topic, and much more too.
http://www.monbiot.com/books/heat

The problem is much simpler. "Progressives" are not necessarily interested in the effects of climate change. What they are more interested in is the moral superiority that comes with adopting the position of climate change. It's the same with racial, gender, asylum seeker, and class issues. It's not that they actually care for coloured people, women, or asylum seekers; what they care about is the supposed moral superiority that comes with taking their side on any issue.

Yes Aristocrat, I suppose we should be disgusted by their supercilious attitude, but they don't raise enough of my interest to bother.

I just feel mildly irked that they somehow manage to waste so much taxpayer money on their foolishness.