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Australia is about 1% of global CO2 emissions. I'm not arguing for being careless, of course, but either way it's not going to change much.
by pnako 7y ago
Australia is about 1% of global CO2 emissions. I'm not arguing for being careless, of course, but either way it's not going to change much.
- Analemma_ 7y agoAustralia supplies a large fraction of the coal burned by Japan, China, Korea and India. Mentioning the CO2 emissions of Australia itself is missing the point completely.
- benologist 7y agoWe are the largest global exporter of coal with over two hundred million tonnes sent to other countries to burn last year. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/chinas-policies-put-australias-5bn-coal-export-earnings-at-risk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/chinas-p...
- pnako 7y agoMaybe run on a platform of banning coal exports, or vote for someone running on that platform. Good luck!
- chris_wot 7y agoWe are probably going to have to transition, because the world will make this happen for us shortly.
- pnako 7y agoThe world will stop buying Australian coal? China is still building plenty of coal power plants.
- chris_wot 7y agoI thought you said we only contribute to 1% of carbon emissions?
- pnako 7y agoYes. I was contesting your point about the world making Australia transition. Right now they're buying more of it. Now, you can try to run on a platform of banning those exports, but it's a tough sell because it affects the revenue of many voters, and Australia is a democracy. It's tough to vote away someone else's living. Hillary Clinton bragged about putting coal miners out of a job (something she later admitted was stupid) and got an electoral defeat in West Virginia.
- chris_wot 7y agoThere are over 40 countries that contribute to at least 1% of global carbon. If each one of them takes this ridiculous stance, we won’t be easily able to reduce our carbon footprint. Your argument is pretty awful.