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"If countries were people, and fossil fuels were the drug, Australia would be
the addict.
Not only it is the third-largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world, its
entire economy is dependent on it. Australia still makes 40% of its energy by
burning coal, with another 50% powered by oil and gas. Hundreds of thousands of
people are currently employed in fossil fuel industries, and none of them want
to lose their jobs.
This is not a unique situation. All countries are dependent on fossil fuels.
Oil isn’t just how countries pay their bills and light their homes — it’s also
the stuff we use to make tyres and Star Wars toys.
None of the developed countries want to pull the plug just to score some
planet-points.
But Australia isn’t your typical developed country.
Located on one of the driest strips on the planet, Australia really, really
doesn’t want the Earth to keep heating up. Even a few degrees can cause massive
droughts in an otherwise fertile environment, and most of Australia isn’t a
fertile environment."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
