You’d think the economy was booming. You’d think we had so many jobs we wouldn’t mind closing a few more factories. You’d think the rest of the world really was making similar sacrifices. You’d think the planet had warmed these past 16 years. You’d think cutting Australia’s emissions would make a difference to temperatures. But then you’d also have to think the Climate Change Authority wasn’t staffed by extremists and fantasists: THE Climate Change Authority will today recommend the nation increase its target for cuts to carbon emissions from 5 per cent below 2000 levels to 19 per cent below, a move that will spark a political storm over how much the nation should do to combat climate change. Sack it now. UPDATE You wonder which fools could propose something both so expensive and so pointless? These fools: Bernie Fraser , Prof. Ian Chubb , Dr Lynne Williams , Mr. John Marlay , Ms Heather Ridout , Prof Clive Hamilton , Ms Elana Rubin , Prof. John Quiggin , Prof. David Karoly. Tell me why the authority members include Clive Hamilton, a professor of public ethics who is a former Greens candidate and absurd catastrophist? Why on earth should we listen to him? Tell me why it includes militant warmist David Karoly, with his history of predictions? Why does it include John Quiggin, a warmist who had to admit to having grossly exaggerated the difference our carbon tax could actually make?
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:14:48 +0000
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