On climate change
Re: climate change. At present mankind is pumping billions of tonnes of CO2 into the earth’s atmosphere annually, and is on track to pump a trillion tonnes by the end of this century. The local “do nothing brigade“would have us believe this has nothing to do with climate issues we are currently witnessing. To do nothing is, not only reckless, but plain stupidity. We must curb emissions with renewable energy.
Mike Reynolds, Mt Sheridan (CP, 23/12). No Peter Campion, it’s people power leading the way when it comes to action on climate change. Big business is following close behind. No lefties there. Retiree, Cairns
Climate activists. The way ahead is to prepare. This includes back burning and water management. All the protesting, wagging school, stamping your feet and rude and non-factual placards were time wasters, added hot air and created noise pollution. If you believe your own rhetoric, take a leaf out of Tony Abbott’s book and learn how to fight a fire. If your end goal is to help society, that is one way you could contribute.
Joanne, Mt Sheridan
The Cairns Post is clogged with the ramblings of climate change denialists. In the meantime the reality of bushfire emergency has convinced last year’s “don’t knowers” that doing nothing is no longer an option.
Sean McGinn, Clifton Beach
ScoMo is “refusing to take further action on climate change.” Oh, but he needs to. He needs to act and act now. He needs to cancel the renewable energy target and get us out of the Paris Agreement, so we can return to cheap power and full employment. Shorten’s ALP lost the climate change election and ScoMo will lose his seat unless he stops acting like he’s an