Appointment of 'adaptation mentors' suggests mitigation is officially forgotten

Victorians are being subtly introduced to a process that could eventually become serious geo-engineering.

It seems that officialdom has abandoned the idea of climate change mitigation and had embarked on adaptation.

That, at least, is one interpretation that could be put up the appointment of three “Local government adaptation mentors”.

Although they are not in the title, the missing words are “climate change”, indicating, mitigation is a lost opportunity and now we are looking at adapting to whatever comes.

Geo-engineering is a natural extension of adaptation processes and while embraced by many of the fossil-fuel enthusiasts, it takes little, or no account, of unintended consequences, the acidification of our oceans, the survival of other species upon which man depends or our intergenerational responsibilities, that is to people we haven’t met yet, because they are not yet born.

Just recently, three new Local government adaptation mentors were appointed in Victoria, one in Warrnambool, one in Melbourne and a third in Wangaratta.

Narelle Martin has been at work in Wangaratta for nearly four weeks and is responsible for local governments in whole northern section of Victoria.

Appointment of the three mentors is state-based pilot project. Narelle can be contacted at 0477 313 911.