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Another great example from our government of what we shouldn’t be doing if we actually want to reduce emissions. The basic idea is to convert our fossil fuel reserves of coal and gas into transport fuels like petroleum. Robin Batterham hinted that this was inevitable if oil prices stay high for sustained periods.
‘Coal to gas’ energy plan draws scepticism - ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The 7.30 report describes efforts by the Chinese government to clean up its energy sector.
China beefs up clean energy drive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
I’ve just started reading the federal government’s report on geosequestration: Between a rock and a hard place. The first thing that surprised me is the dissent section which basically provides a platform for a number of the panel members to attack the hypothesis of anthropogenic global warming. While they firmly state that global warming isn’t happening they still think we should embrace geosequestration.
Not surprisingly all of the dissenters are Liberal party members, and at least one of them has a track record of stupidity. It’s a bit sad that these are the people deciding Australia’s energy future.
This was the theme of Robin Batterhams lecture last night but can anyone specifically remember the 3 things we were meant to take away from it?
If I took it all in correctly I think that the first was that Climate Change is occurring but unable to be pinned on human activities, the second was that there are few other options other than Carbon Sequestration if we wish to continue growth in energy sector (and therefore continue raising living standards) but for the life of me I cant remember what the last may be (or indeed if I got the first two right). Can anyone help me out here?
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