On this day, 13 October 2005, a comprehensive book explaining climate change, by the Australian scientist Barrie Pittock was released. It was called, aptly, “Climate Change: Turning up the Heat.”
[On this day the PPM was 377.19
Now it is 420ish- but see here for the latest.]
Why this matters
People like Barrie Pittock, working on climate change from the 70s onwards, deserve all the accolades for their patient, long work on trying to get Australians to take climate change seriously. It is not their fault they were overwhelmed by the forces of greed and wilful ignorance.
What happened next?
The following year, in late 2006, climate change re-emerged as an ‘urgent’ public policy issue. Nowt got done, of course…