"I accept that thanks to human activity... atmospheric CO₂ has increased from ~300ppm [to] ~400ppm, & without appropriate action, it will probably go up to 500ppm in 30-40 years, maybe sooner... I accept that that could have consequences that we would much prefer to avoid."
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"I absolutely accept that". For added emphasis.
"[I]t's very hard to disagree with facts, & in the end a fact is a fact is a fact. And we cannot ignore facts just because in the short term, they don't see their argument."
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"[I]t's very hard to disagree with facts, & in the end a fact is a fact is a fact. And we cannot ignore facts just because in the short term, they don't see their argument."
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It would seem that Tony Abbott (former Prime Minister of Australia) is quite keen on facts. And climate change is a fact, according to his own words, & action is therefore needed.
Oh, but it is China: "by far the largest source of additional emissions right now" (a fact)
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Oh, but it is China: "by far the largest source of additional emissions right now" (a fact)
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He slips in "some facts are hard to establish conclusively, and the precise extent to which temperature has changed over the last century and the precise causation"
IPCC: "Human influence on the climate system is now an established fact"
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IPCC: "Human influence on the climate system is now an established fact"
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I never thought I would listen to a 1hr podcast with Tony Abbott, but I did. Thanks @MLiebreich.
It was interesting to see how Abbott selects facts, which align with ideology. [I know nothing about Brazil, but the Great Barrier Reef, I am expert]
cleaningup.live/ep52-tony-abbo…
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It was interesting to see how Abbott selects facts, which align with ideology. [I know nothing about Brazil, but the Great Barrier Reef, I am expert]
cleaningup.live/ep52-tony-abbo…
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@KetanJ0 you might find this entertaining...
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