We now have a regular batch of climate sceptics being published in this newspaper, some are locals such as Bob Donaldson, Don Campbell, Geoff Hutchesson, some are more remote radicals such as Steven Beck, Ian Holford and Leon Ashby.
On climate science, these individuals have collectively attempted to disrepute the reporting of The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (a document collaborated by 2500 scientists), the weather reporting of NASA and Australia’s own Bureau of Meteorology.
If the sceptics don’t believe these credible sources, then they are plainly not interested in the truth.
We have both of our major political parties in Australia, and the cross benches, with meaningful climate policy.
We have the beginnings of international agreement to limit emissions.
We have the beginnings of significant reductions in carbon emissions in Australia via energy reduction measures, feed-in tariffs for renewable energy and a proposed pricing of carbon that will give further incentive to the big polluters to reduce their emissions.
There are some great things happening at governmental, business, community and individual levels on effective climate action.
There are lots of doers out there making real change, and the climate sceptics are just not part of the solutions in any way, shape or form.
Get out of the way climate sceptics, there is a job to be done!
Stan Perc
