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Don’t sacrifice workers on altar of climate change : Comments
By Jeremy Gilling, John Muscat and Rolly Smallacombe, published 6/12/2006In Australia’s case, Kyotoesque measures are tantamount to using a jackhammer to crack a walnut.
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The closure of the Vestas blade plant in Wynyard Tasmania has led to a loss of 200 jobs in that community. There are plenty of jobs in renewable technologies, particularly in regional areas. We just need an increase in the MRET to drive investment in the industry.
Yes, we are a small country but we are still in the top 10 of nations producing large amounts of CO2 (and there are 50 nations with populations greater than ours).
Regarding our advantage - Australia used to lead the world in the research and development of renewable technologies. We could again.
So - enough of the right-wing hype, mostly funded by the big mining companies and their donations to political parties. Think of a sustainable future and work towards it - and the economy will follow.