SBS investigates climate issues

Mr

We hear a lot about the 'Computer Modelling' that has determined the future tracking for all the key variables of Rainfall, Temperatue, Sea alkalinity, Forest areas, etc. These are all inter connected. They are all necessary inputs into government's Computer-Model', and therefore all are available as output , month-by-month for the next 29 year. How about the Gov giving us the printout of 12 key variables, month-by-month for the future 20 years.

What's the point?

The hot air that surrounds the critical decisions we are failing to make merely adds to a warming environment. We are going to wipe ourselves out. Nothing is changing in terms of serious action. Ignorance and greed see to that. Planes fill the skies. Cars fill the roads. Power Stations and factories pollute. Oil is burned. Nuclear is worse. Oil companies are in armed disputes with indigenous folk fighting for the right to destroy their country. Nothing, nothing, nothing. That's what we're doing.

Weatherwonk

The current Australian political leader is an embarrassment to us all. Who does he think he is? Imagine the guffaws from World leaders if he had taken an Australian ETS to the summit! Thank goodness Australians are not all stupid. He will pay for his act of stupidity as a temporary political leader. Australians will not allow this shallow little ponce to continue on a path of selling our land and people to suit a personal agenda. Go home Rudd. We will clean up our act without you or your mob.

Mr

I agree with annoyed and disappointed. Perish seems an easy way. Many birds died this time last year around Esperance which they wanted to blame the lead in the shipments. At the time I thought it was likely the hot weather. Well now there have been large number of birds died from the heat. Not far from Esperance W.A.

Fiddling while the World Burns

Phew, thank God thats over, we might have had to make a decision. We in Australia use cheap polluting coal to use more and more electricity but no, we can't use CO2 free nuc energy. Nuc power has a 50 year generally safe record, Coal energy has a 200+ year polluting and killing history and if the scientists are to believed it is this energy form that is assisting Global Warming. The Govt is not serious about domestic renewables because 1. no tax for them and 2. no job prospects for miners

Alternative Energy

While there is cheap energy no one wants to change. Peak oil started about 5 years ago and the price is only going one way. Economies will have to work without oil, electricty! Problem is coal is in abundance, cheap, employs and generates vast profit to companies and to governments. So whats can do all these things minus the pollution, Uranium. This is where your electricity should come from to power up your cars, trucks and run your households. Renewables for domestic use should also be in mix

Copenhagen Failure

The abject failure at Copen to get any decision is an indicator where this is going. Wait until Shanghai and Manhatten start to look like Venice, then you will see action!. The Greens have noble ideas but a distraction. The only way to get CO2 down is to stop burning polluting coal, with a 50 year history, nuc power is viable, safe and clean for major industrial countries. Renewables are a good idea but govt cant get tax from citizens so we know how much they will favour that!

(Coal) Cloud Cover

We have been living in a (coal) cloud in OZ. Cheap electricity from highly polluting coal, using it at an increasing rate. We have had this hollier than thou attitude to nuc power and the govts have said electricity would be too expensive politically. Now of course they want to tax us at huge cost via the ETS. Of course Major industry need the power generation that only uranium can garantee with a CO2 free historically safe output. Compare that to damage of coal for last 200 years. Debate over

Convienent distraction

Politicians don't get involved in anything unless it results in more money and control over the peasants. The debate is far from over, and won't be in our lifetimes. The whole subject simply reaks of lies and deceit. A perfect distraction for them to work further in the shadows. Take a step back and follow the flow of money. Let us learn from history rather than let the few use history to further manipulate us. Point fingers at the few for blame, not the many. Problem, reaction, solution.

To Jon from Sydney

You are either an anti-humanist or ill-informed. Environmental extremists lobby and support the Copenhagen Treaty. They don't care about the impact of policies on human beings.Their base belief is that there are too many humans on earth and they want to change this. When they lobby to ban chloride -what is their aim? Death on a massive scale from Cholera epidemics. Immoral lobbyists have hijacked the environmental movement. The Copenhagen Treaty is an act against humanity.