Tony Abbot writes
, "Rudd's real test won't be how he handles consorting allegations. It will be explaining how it's possible to tear up workplace agreements and halve greenhouse gas emissions without sabotaging the economy." I am with Al Gore on this one, solving global warming is an opportunity to grow an economy.
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dlatimer : Why businesses are ahead of govt: This is exactly correct.
This is why businesses are so interested in providing solutions. It is an opportunity. The next generation of energy efficient equipment is the next generation of products and new enterprises.
I am supportive and motivated by environmental issues but this the problem with the Green politics is they see business as the enemy. In fact they are the solution to the problem.
This is a PDF paper from B.W. Robinson, B.J. Fleay and S.C. Mayo called,
The Impact Of Oil Depletion On Australia
[pdf]. It is from the "Sustainable Transport Coalition". I am not mocking them. I am sure they have good intentions, but their solutions wont be politically acceptable, wont be socially acceptable, wont be culturally acceptable and will just end up penalising those who are the most fiscally vulnerable.
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ranomatic : So I read the .pdf paper: You\'re right. Although they propose several ideas for reducing consumption, they only address the short term. No one has any sort of \"futurist\" view of the post-car culture or how to get there from here. Lack of action now could result in a global economic collapse.
ranomatic : What does this mean?:
The singularity will be reached at 5 litres to the 100 kms.Are you saying that\'s the best the auto industry can do?
cam : I was being sarcastic: in my best Alexei Sayle voice. But yeh pretty much. We will hit the point of no return (singularity) one Hummer at a time. We are doing nothing to make us non-oil dependent. We will hit peak oil with the throttle pressed to the floor.
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cam : Also: that is the Australian equivalent of miles to the gallon. Sorry.
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ranomatic : Mutant that I am,: as long as we use metric or US units, my mind freely converts. All bets are off if you start using Imperial gallons :)
cam : Best comparison: IIRC Pontiac GTO gets about 20 mpg, Holden Monaro gets about 14 litres per 100 km.
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