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| Joe Hockey - he doesn't want us to let Santa down and so shop for Christmas. |
Australians face stark
differences in advice about how they should behave.
A leading Australian climate scientist argues that we should
restrain our consumptive behaviours and yet this morning our Treasurer Mr Joe
Hockey encouraged exactly the opposite.
The Melbourne-based scientist said population was not the
fundamental problem, rather our seemingly insatiable desire to consume more and
more energy-intensive products.
This morning on Radio National Mr Hockey urged Australians
to “Go out there and spend for Christmas, don’t let Santa down.”
The contradiction is obvious – science tells us,
unequivocally, that climate change can only be addressed if we spend and
consume less , while our politicians are encouraging quite the reverse,
You can hear the Joe Hockey interview with Fran Kelly here on Radio National.
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