Mr O, let me enlighten you.
There is no more rational explanations of the world coming from scientists than there is from God.
It has now been confirmed over and over that this whole thing was typical of how scams are worded.
Let's say the planet is warming, because this is a natural event, but then to get traction for the scam to work, you have to scare people with a "white lie".
So they say, the planet is warming because mankind has caused it by burning fossil fuels.
Now if I wanted to introduce a new technology, which by-the-way had never been tested en masse, so I would seek funding from the govt to develop these yet untested theoretical concepts, I would contrive a way to profit and profit well, when you consider the plebs have all gone ducking for cover and crying out, "give em what they want, at any cost, we don't want to die".
And so our fate is sealed.
Between the scum-bag con-men and the ignorant public, we, the more aware of us, have to suffer through another rip-off by these bastards.
So Mr O, if you can't answer the simplest of non-technical questions, how do you expect to be taken seriously on technical issues.
I'm afraid you have long ago sealed YOUR fate as a somewhat obstreperous ignoramus, who seeks attention.
Well your wish has come true, you can now move on from OLO as your comments have always been those of dissent so from now on you will be viewed with an air of irrelevance and even moot.

VK3AUU, NO WE DON'T NEED ACTION!
We need scared little wall flowers like you to cut back with the panic rhetoric.
How many times do we have to say it, we are warming to the fact that the planet just might be warming, but NOT because of anything we have done or are doing.
Why is it so hard for you little princesses to understand that the world is full of evil, and they are all at the top of the triangle, hiding behind stupid people who will do anything for money.
You will NEVER get to them LEGALLY, but you can get to them.
Now if these scum-bags were ERADICATED every time they tried to con the public, we would live a much more wholesome and relaxed life, beginning with the banks, as this is where the problems all begin.
So before you get on your soap box again do some research and some digging, you will at least be better informed if nothing else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewJ6TI8ccAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdm-w6FmHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMF9aMI-9ek

Some light viewing.

ALTRAV,

As a sociologist I understand how deeply religious people like you feel when the irreligious challenge the omnipotence of God.

For you God moves the planets, makes the sunspots, and causes volcanoes to erupt. For you everything is caused by God - not by humankind. It is anathema for humankind to play a role in reshaping a world that was created by God.

So for you it is only God who can cause the global warming that the AGW proponents claim to be caused by humankind burning fossil fuels. So to you and the other AGW/CC denialists the proponents of AGW are heretics and sinners for saying that humankind can do the things that only God can do - especially making the planet hotter!

Mr O, Ha Ha, you really don't know me, or have mis-read the tea leaves in you cuppa this morning.
Mate, hate to disappoint, but I could give no more a toss about God as I could about anyone trying to stitch me up.
I no sooner believe in God than I do that WE are the cause of GW or CC.
Other commentors here on OLO are well aware of my faith.
I have said it a million times, I believe in ME!
Religion was the greatest con of all.
All religion has done is exposed the weaker of humanity, in that they are incapable or unable to function by their own will and ability, and they feel the need to rely on a crutch to tell them what to do and how to live their lives.
And look how that's turned out.
I mean really; The meek shall inherit the earth?
Really?
All the meek are doing is letting the scum-bags inherit and rule the earth.
So don't you dare lecture me about ANYTHING, until you have broadened your so called field of expertise, you fall well short of making any meaningful contributions to this forum.
At some stage you have to use your own powers of assessment and ability to reason to see that this whole thing is a scam.
Sure, it's a BIG scam, but they're the only ones that make big money, and anyway I don't believe this is about money, it appears more like another test case to study peoples reactions to certain situations, but always with a view to manipulating the public.
All I can say is look into the elite and their plans for a "One world order".

Alison Jane, re your listening to the NCES proceedings, did the proposed future action plan for Australia (that this 2-day love-in was supposed to develop) contain anything new that might be useful, or was it just regurgitation of the usual fanciful thinking?

Pure naïve twaddle. I think the "stars" were embarrassed and hence left the 'finale' declaration to two past it politicians and the" wonderous Ms Caro to carry the can!