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The Australian government is diametrically opposed to taking such action. Australians, or just over 50% of them anyway, care most about their own pocket, makin

The Australian government is diametrically opposed to taking such action. Australians, or just over 50% of them anyway, care most about their own pocket, making sure they get money, making sure their house price remains high. I'm pretty sure a very large percentage of Australians care about the environment at some level, just not more than they care about money. The Australian government is very much opposed to renewable energy and strongly supports the usage of more coal.

oulu2006 7y ago
I'm Australian as well and I'm ashamed of how many of my fellow countryman prioritising their short term alcohol and other lifestyle "requirements" over worrying about the future of the planet. Quite a number do care and I've met some of them, but there's a lot of opposition, especially in rural Queensland.
- f_allwein 7y ago
  Maybe get a few copies of Greta Thunberg's book to give to your friends. Short and clear: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45450258-no-one-is-too-small-to-make-a-difference https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45450258-no-one-is-too-s...
  - oulu2006 7y ago
    Appreciate the reference, I'll read it as well.
stevenjohns 7y ago
And yet that remaining 49% are opposed to nuclear and hydroelectric. The "Green's" party found its roots in resisting nuclear and hydro - being behind most of the propaganda and lobbying against it from the beginning and through to today.
- adrianN 7y ago
  Australia is perfectly suited for solar.
  - AstralStorm 7y ago
    For half a day. Running the other half on batteries is a hard problem.
    - adrianN 7y ago
      No, it's an expensive problem. That's very different.
stephen_g 7y ago
As always, you just have to follow the money. The Conservative side of politics is intertwined with the resources industry as this investigation by investigative journalist Michael West in conjunction with Greenpeace showed [1]. With regards to the election result - I wonder what proportion of LNP voters are actually just plain selfish? I imagine it's high but there must also be a proportion that are just taken in by the false narrative (I know at least one). There were two massive lie campaigns, one pushed by the LNP and one by Clive Palmer (at a cost of $80 million allegedly), which were amplified by a mainstream media that no longer appears to consider checking whether claims are true is any part of their job. 1. https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower
Slimbo 7y ago
You'd think that Australians would be very focused given they probably are one of the worst impacted by changes in climate? Is that not the case?

oulu2006 7y ago

I'm Australian as well and I'm ashamed of how many of my fellow countryman prioritising their short term alcohol and other lifestyle "requirements" over worrying about the future of the planet. Quite a number do care and I've met some of them, but there's a lot of opposition, especially in rural Queensland.

f_allwein 7y ago
Maybe get a few copies of Greta Thunberg's book to give to your friends. Short and clear: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45450258-no-one-is-too-small-to-make-a-difference https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45450258-no-one-is-too-s...
- oulu2006 7y ago
  Appreciate the reference, I'll read it as well.

stevenjohns 7y ago

And yet that remaining 49% are opposed to nuclear and hydroelectric. The "Green's" party found its roots in resisting nuclear and hydro - being behind most of the propaganda and lobbying against it from the beginning and through to today.

adrianN 7y ago
Australia is perfectly suited for solar.
- AstralStorm 7y ago
  For half a day. Running the other half on batteries is a hard problem.
  - adrianN 7y ago
    No, it's an expensive problem. That's very different.

stephen_g 7y ago

As always, you just have to follow the money. The Conservative side of politics is intertwined with the resources industry as this investigation by investigative journalist Michael West in conjunction with Greenpeace showed [1]. With regards to the election result - I wonder what proportion of LNP voters are actually just plain selfish? I imagine it's high but there must also be a proportion that are just taken in by the false narrative (I know at least one). There were two massive lie campaigns, one pushed by the LNP and one by Clive Palmer (at a cost of $80 million allegedly), which were amplified by a mainstream media that no longer appears to consider checking whether claims are true is any part of their job. 1. https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower

Slimbo 7y ago

You'd think that Australians would be very focused given they probably are one of the worst impacted by changes in climate? Is that not the case?