Actually IFocus, you should send that post to Julia and Wayne, they would be silly enough to use it. LOL.
And the UK aim to halve their emissions by.....building nuclear power stations, which doesn't seem to get mentioned.
The one thing that I can't get my head around, is the fact that the opposition are not jumping all over these Professor's who are "qualified" to present these hypothesis and the quotes/or should I say hypothesis from Flannery in the past ie: "Our dams will never be full again" ....it makes me wonder how serious are they!Indeed mexican, but why should Professor Carter waste his time debating science with an Arts graduate. An Arts degree followed by a diploma in chasing kangaroos around and catching bats in mist nets = scarcely an adequate resume to speak authoritatively on atmospheric physics.
Better to get someone from the literary world, that's the level at which Flannery pitches his comments on climate change.
https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa...nticBw&usg=AFQjCNHHCXWjg-LvTSvQoVvMY5AexnTdoQ
(Wikipedia)
"...In 1984, Flannery earned a doctorate at the University of New South Wales in Palaeontology for his work on the evolution of macropods. Before this, he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English (1977) at La Trobe University[4] and a Master of Science degree in Earth Science (1981) at Monash University. He has contributed to over 90 scientific papers..."
Most of the household assistance under Prof. Garnaut's 10-year plan would be in the form of tax cuts, with the tax-free threshold raised to $25,000.
That would result in 1.2 million Australians paying no tax.
Other rates would be rejigged to ensure people earning more than $80,000 a year wouldn't benefit.
The best question Mr Abbott is asking. I'm so sick of Ms Gillard saying the carbon tax will only be paid by 'big polluters', when quite obviously there will not be one cent incurred by industry that they fail to pass on to the consumer.So how can (the prime minister) continue to maintain that her tax only makes big polluters pay," Mr Abbott asked parliament.
What a beauty, thanks for that.Professor Carter vs Professor Flannery that would be interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLkze-9GcI
I wonder what Prof Garnaut's plan is to compensate those who pay no tax, i.e. those who earn very small amounts and self funded retirees who receive no welfare payments?
The best question Mr Abbott is asking. I'm so sick of Ms Gillard saying the carbon tax will only be paid by 'big polluters', when quite obviously there will not be one cent incurred by industry that they fail to pass on to the consumer.
In Parliament in recent weeks the Prime Minister has been unable or unwilling to answer a range of questions about the impact of her proposed carbon tax.
She has been asked about the impact on the cost of living, on manufacturing businesses, on construction costs, and the impact on jobs. She has even been asked whether amateur sporting clubs will be compensated for higher electricity costs of illuminating sporting ovals. All questions are met with a barrage of incoherent babble.
The fear of many manufacturing companies in Australia is that their costs will increase, while those of their international competitors do not.
Such concerns have been compounded by the announcement this week that Russia, Japan, Canada and the United States have announced that they will not be joining an updated Kyoto Protocol because it will fail to impose emissions cuts on China and other developing countries.
Support for the carbon tax is highest among well-educated Australians who enjoy relatively secure employment or comfortable retirement - many of whom live in the inner cities. Concern about a carbon tax is greatest among Australians whose jobs are not so secure or who live on retirement incomes where life is a daily struggle - many of these Australians live in the suburbs and regional areas.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/polit...eco-brigade-20110530-1fcu1.html#ixzz0pa3zXpsq
It will be interesting to see the demographics on this one. Roll on the 30 November 2013.
once again it seems as though the champagne socialists are out in force to rid the evils of this modern world..
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