Australia ditches climate change scheme

[Green_not_greed]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8645767.stm

"the government has dropped its policy to deal with climate change because it is frightened the public think that this really is just a great big new tax on everything," Australian PM Kevin Rudd.

Now that sounds a little familiar.......

[bekisman]

Also from Australia: "Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is a natural phenomenon cause by volcanoes and is not responsible for climate change a scientist has claimed, Professor Ian Plimer, a geologist from Adelaide University, argues that a recent rise in temperature around the world is caused by solar cycles and other "extra terrestrial" forces. He said carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, widely blamed for global warming, is a natural phenomenon caused by volcanoes erupting."*
Interesting to see that Luxembourg needs to get it's house in order - where are we? oh yes, right down there..

Developed countries with highest CO2 emissions
Tonnes of C02 per capita, 2006
Luxembourg 25.81
USA 20.12
Australia 19.06
Canada 17.10
Finland 12.94
Czech Republic 12.57
Estonia 12.34
Ireland 11.63
Belgium 11.47
Russia 11.14
Denmark 10.77 (wot, with all those turbines!)
Germany 10.52
Netherlands 10.46
Greece 10.26
Iceland 10.15
Japan 9.96
Austria 9.47
Norway 9.40
UK 9.15
Spain 8.87
SOURCE: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6553592/Climate-change-sceptic-Ian-Plimer-argues-CO2-is-not-causing-global-warming.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6553592/Climate-change-sceptic-Ian-Plimer-argues-CO2-is-not-causing-global-warming.html)

[ducati]

Slightly scewed because it is per capita and there are only 8 people in Luxembourg. I hear they are having it carpeted next week :lol:

[bekisman]

Slightly scewed because it is per capita and there are only 8 people in Luxembourg. I hear they are having it carpeted next week :lol:

Very witty, almost got a good rep there :lol:

[ducati]

Very witty, almost got a good rep there :lol:

Yeh, my wife says I'm a halfwit so not far to go now ? :eek:

[horseman]

Yeh, my wife says I'm a halfwit so not far to go now ? :eek:Thank you, very witty an true as well;)