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"The climate wars in Australia have scaled up dramatically. On one side of
politics there is not even the slightest pretence that they believe or will
ever act on the science, or even sound engineering and economics. The shadow
boxing is done with. Now it’s a pitched battle.
Australia on Wednesday voted in favour of a landmark United Nations resolution
– spearheaded by its Pacific island neighbours – that strengthens state
responsibility to act on climate change.
Most notably, the 193-member global body endorsed an opinion provided by the
world’s top court that warns a failure to curb fossil fuel production might
constitute an “internationally wrongful act”.
It’s a remarkable development that is worthy of further explanation, but it’s
also worth noting what was being urged by the new Coalition leader and former
energy minister Angus Taylor at the Australian Energy Producers Conference in
Adelaide, a gathering of mostly coal, gas and oil producers.
Taylor, who has promised to scrap Australia’s commitment to reaching net zero
by 2050, and tear up key policies and agencies that support the rollout of wind
and solar, urged the fossil fuel industry to “fight like hell”, which is
exactly where Australia is heading if climate change continues unabated.
“We are going to have to fight like hell,” Taylor said. “That’s where we are at
now. This is bare-knuckle politics.”
Taylor also urged the fossil fuel industry to flood social media with their
messages, perhaps unaware that the fossil fuel industry already does so. In the
US, it spends billions a year, outstripping the clean energy industry by a
factor of more than 20 to one."
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
