BigOl64 wrote on May 4
th, 2011 at 10:17am:
____ wrote on May 4
th, 2011 at 10:05am:
Polls like political support is not fixed. Considering Labor's dog breakfast on the way they released news of a price on carbon and then it's lack of policy detail, this is a great starting point to shifting the majority back to reducing human caused climate change through linked policies.
Now if someone ran a poll asking Australians if they are willing to have cuts to their living standards, decreased super payouts when they retire, greater health costs, higher food prices and increased unemployment rates due to human caused climate change, how do you think they would vote?
All is required to shift those that are against a price on carbon is to educate them on what will happen to them without one.
The majority of Australians, unlike yourself are well aware we produce only 1% of the world's CO2 and are not willing to destroy our economy to make you greenies feel good about yourselves.
If i thought it would make a rat's rectum bit of difference I'd support it too; but I know when something is a total waste of time and effort, unlike yourself.
Th tax will achieve no measurable difference to the world's CO2, so it it is a pointless wankfest and therefore totally embraced by the greens.
First, you underestimated Australia's carbon pollution by 50% ... accident or ignorance? Then you ignore our exported emissions not included in this figure.
Second, a price on carbon will not destroy the Australian economy, it will be one of many policies used to shift the economy towards a sustainable and strong economy. Something the hard right don't want.
A carbon tax will not reduce spiraling world temperatures and the subsequent heating of the world's permafrost and so the release of another greenhouse gas 20 times more heat trapping than carbon, methane, by itself. Yet the carbon tax will then lead to an ETS that will in time interlock with the Emission Trading Schemes in 36 other economies already existing and all the other Emission Schemes planned.
Are you against China implement a Emissions Trading Scheme, because if you are then keep on opposing an Emission Trading Scheme in Australia.
A Carbon Tax is the First Step towards a proper ETS. An ETS then ends this carbon tax.
My bad, we produce a whopping 1.5% of the world's CO2 and taxing our output will save humanity and end world hunger and quickly bring about world peace. Horseshiat!
Taxing Australians on CO2 consumption will achieve bugger all except make everything dearer. Except for those that get some of their tax back in the form of extra welfare payments.
As longy pointed out, even those countries with a perfectly performing carbon tax are still increasing their carbon output, so what is the fuken point?