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Australia's PM on Monday abandoned plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions

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https://apnews.com/429c0cab249e4d53b195e4ba92c56488

EXCERPT: Australia's prime minister on Monday abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers. Malcolm Turnbull on Monday conceded that he could not get legislation through the House of Representatives where his conservative coalition holds only a single-seat majority. He said although most government lawmakers supported the target of reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent below 2005 levels, that support was not enough....

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Ben the Donkey Offline
There has been a conflict in Australia for a while between those who think we should lead the world by example, and those who realise that a population of 25 million is a mere speck of dust, compared with, say, China or even the USA.
While we do have one of the highest per capita emissions rates in the world (if not the highest?), it still doesn't register as anything more than a blip compared to the more populous nations.

Any action on greenhouse gasses by Australia would be more than a political exercise than a practical one.
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Syne Offline
It would also be an undue economic burden, especially considering what little difference it would make.
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confused2 Offline
There's a game you can play with children where you put a sweet in front of them and tell them they'll get two sweets later if they don't eat the sweet.
There's a game you can play with politicians where you tell them people just like them will use up all the fossil fuels if they don't do it first.
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