To date there have been many reports regarding Climate Change, the question remains does our government realise just how serious the situation is? It's believed the currant target of a 60% cut by 2050 is unlikely to be effective.
New research warns measures to cut geenhouse gases need to be increased to keep temperatures increases below dangerous levels. The Australian National University report found the earth's ability to absorb carbon will decline as global warming increases, accelerating the rate of temperature change.
As global warming continues there is significant risk that the uptake of carbon by the oceans and terrestrial ecosystems will decline. Results being a greater proportion of each unit of emissions will stay in the atmosphere,the result a higher concentration of carbon and greater warming.
The author Mr Macintosh said "Decision makers often rely on data that doesn't account fully for information, so policy makers tend to overlook the importance of climate-carbon cycle feed back.It could result in abatement targets being set to low and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration objectives being exceeded".
It's believed that greater emission cuts are needed in an attempt to keep temperatures below 3 degrees. It's know many companies have refuted reports mainly due to the expense, or is it the bottom line? At the end of the day we need a country with a future for future generations, it's time for government to attain some vision.
The technology is available so why aren't Australia incorporating what's at hand in solar,wind,
wave power and geothermal while new technologys are researched and developed the excuse we hear time after time, "it's to expensive" is not an excuse at all!
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