In Wake Of Australia's Megafloods, A Deafening Silence From Nation's "Leaders" On Global Warming

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The Climate Council has issued a pre-election call for all Australian political parties to acknowledge the climate crisis is driving worsening disasters, including the “megafloods” in Queensland and New South Wales. The Australian Industry Group also declared on Monday that Australia’s former competitive advantage in carbon-intensive energy was “gone” and the country needed “coherent and efficient action” to build a new advantage in clean energy.

With an election due by May, the Climate Council said “too many leaders” were silent or absent on the climate crisis, and Australians were “paying a high price” for the lack of meaningful action. “Climate change isn’t a footnote to the story of these floods. It is the story,” the Climate Council said in a statement on Monday. The organisation – which brings together climate scientists, health, renewable energy and policy experts – issued a four-point call for all federal political parties and candidates.

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“Now is the time to talk about the Morrison government’s inadequate response to climate change, because burning coal, oil, and gas is supercharging extreme weather,” the Climate Council said. “Those who argue otherwise want debate gagged because they are failing to step up on this issue.”

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“Too many leaders are silent or absent,” the Climate Council said. “It’s time to show leadership and step up to the most critical issue not just of our time, but all time. We have everything to lose, the time for action is now.” The Australian Medical Association said last week the devastating floods in Queensland and NSW “added urgency for more to be done to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change”. The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said bluntly on Friday: “Let’s face it, it is climate change.”

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/07/its-not-a-footnote-its-the-story-climate-council-says-too-many-australian-leaders-silent-on-cause-of-floods

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1. I guess there really is a God...

...and she has a sense of humor...

[brush]

2. Was it just last year that the fires and drought happened?

The climate is going wacko.

[Chainfire]

3. But wait! The costs!

When the ruling elite discover a way to profit more from improving the environment then from fossil fuels, it will happen. It won't happen before then even if it destroys the ability of the Earth to support human life. The ultra wealthy are like cockroaches, they could survive in Hell, and the rest of us can go there.

We can only change that if we change the ruling elite.