ILLUSIONS OF CLIMATE SCIENCE.

The author offers views on the Australian government's efforts to prevent climate change. He believes that a widely accepted conviction that dangerous climate change is pending is required before the community will support the government's strategy to shut down fossil-fuel-dependent industries and a...

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Publicado en:Quadrant Magazine Vol. 52; no. 10; pp. 12 - 20
Autor principal: KININMOTH, WILLIAM
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Quadrant Magazine Co Inc. Oct2008
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Sumario:The author offers views on the Australian government's efforts to prevent climate change. He believes that a widely accepted conviction that dangerous climate change is pending is required before the community will support the government's strategy to shut down fossil-fuel-dependent industries and abandon their energy-dependent activities. He comments on the use of computer models to make projections about human-caused global warming. He also predicts the failure of carbon dioxide emission reduction efforts.