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Australian here, its not that we don't care about the climate (same for our politicians), its that we realise that we contribute to under 1% of the problem. How
by Paraesthetic 7y ago
Australian here, its not that we don't care about the climate (same for our politicians), its that we realise that we contribute to under 1% of the problem. However to reduce that 1% we would effectively have to kill off industries in which around half our workforce is employed. Thats a big re-skilling project.
But then you look at China who is the main problem (also 1 billion people to our 26 million), and they are doing nothing.
- eeh 7y ago> also 1 billion people to our 26 million Do you understand the notion of per-capita emissions? Australia has higher per capita emissions than China, and thus must act accordingly. NSW has a hosepipe ban. Is my household exempt from this, simply because there's only 2 of us, and 2 is such a small number in comparison to NSW's population? No, everyone must do their part. Australia is not.
- Paraesthetic 7y agoI didn't in fact think of that being a factor, although being that we are where China mines their fuel I would say the economic cost would be terrible either way
- nl 7y agoHowever to reduce that 1% we would effectively have to kill off industries in which around half our workforce is employed. I assume you mean mining here. It contributes a lot financially, but according to ABS numbers employs 1.9% of the Australian workforce. http://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx?LMIP/GainInsights/IndustryInformation/Mining http://lmip.gov.au/default.aspx?LMIP/GainInsights/IndustryIn... People overestimate this considerably (obviously!!)
- greglindahl 7y agoChina has done more than nothing. You might want to check out how much wind and solar they've installed.
- Paraesthetic 7y agoWind turbine and solar panels that can't be recycled at end of life? Fantastic?