Jennifer Marohasy

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Climate Conference Ends, Time to Consider Alternatives

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THE big climate change conference in Poznan, Poland, ended yesterday with a recognition that the United Nations was “softening its tone” and acknowledging that the meeting would not come to final decisions on any major issues on “fighting climate change”. 

Perhaps now is the time to move away from the idea that the solution to “fighting climate change” lies with a cap on emissions – an idea that has been pushed so hard by the United Nations. 

Perhaps now is the time to consider alternatives?

On Thursday the ‘Civil Society Coalition on Climate Change’ launched a report* by London-based economist Julian Morris imploring governments to recognise that instead of capping emissions they should be looking to adapt to climate change and also provide incentives to develop lower-carbon technologies.

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New Papers from ‘Science & Public Policy Institute’

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YOU may find these new papers of interest:
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/climate_action_plans_fail_to_deliver.html
We update this paper periodically.
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/commentaries_essays/obama_on_the_urgency_of_combating_global_warming_.html
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/originals/arizona_climate_change.html
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/commentaries_essays/saving_the_planet_.html
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/scarewatch/bank_of_america.html
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/scarewatch/coolest_year_for_decade.html
 
http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/scarewatch/global_warming_spreads_malaria_.html
 
Let us hear from you about our site and papers. 
 
Regards,
Bob Ferguson, President SPPI

Another Tax and More Politics: The ETS Proposed for Australia

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I am the Chair of The Australian Environment Foundation and we are planning an Internet campaign to oppose the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) proposed for Australia on the basis:

1.  An ETS will not change the global temperature;

2.  Will force many clean and green Australian industries overseas; and

3.  Will make Australians poorer; while it is generally richer, not poorer nations that are better able to protect their natural environment. 

We have a fundraising target of A$30,000 and already we have already raised just over $11,000 from donations.  So we need another A$19,000.

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White Possum Probably Not Extinct from Global Warming

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SO many things are blamed on global warming.  A quick internet search of reported repercussions just beginning with ‘p’, includes psychiatric illness, puffin decline, plankton blooms, polar bears drowning, polar bears cannibalistic and polar bears deaf.   

Last week another was added when Professor Steven Williams from James Cook University, said a rare white possum might have disappeared as a consequence of global warming.

After some research of my own I discovered the “the white possum” is more commonly known as a lemuroid ringtail (Hemibelideus lemuroid) and is usually a charcoal brown colour. 

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