Forty five years ago a Senator for the National Party (back when it was still serious, and not a collection of fruitcakes and nutjobs) laid out the basic facts and dilemmas.
February 25, 1981 – National Party senator nails the climate problem
Twenty three years ago, after one defeated emissions trading scheme in August 2000, and as second push was well underway, Australia’s Treasury Department tried to talk sense to Prime Minister John Howard. Ha ha ha.
February 25, 2003 – Australian Treasury says “carbon pricing. It’s not rocket science”
In the midst of the beserk carbon war of 2011, a radio shock jock grapples with sanity. And wins.
February 25, 2011 – Alan Jones versus sanity
Are there other climate-related events that happened on this day that you think deserve a shout out? If so, let me know.
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