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Can Copenhagen cut climate costs? : Comments
By Geoff Carmody, published 25/2/2009Australia could be wrong-footed on climate policy. Instead of 'staying ahead of the curve', it may end up behind the 8-ball.
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We don't need EMTs or new taxes. We just need to stop subsidising the old carbon based industries and spend that money instead on renewables. No new taxes, just a shift to sensible investment instead of propping up the profits of dinosaurs.
(Although he incomes of hereditary billionaires are important, I reckon the future of our nation is a tad more vital right now!)
Fester: Congrats on some logic in this. There are many other measures that show the true picture. Northern sea ice, glaciers worldwide, animal migration and flowering plant patterns...
Noting that "heat" and temperature do not always equate is a start.