"Of the 25 per cent which the poll found opposed the [emissions trading] scheme, 29 per cent felt Australia should “not go it alone” but wait for other nations. Another 25 per cent felt it would damage the economy, 24 per cent felt climate change was not a product of human activity, and 17 per cent thought the cuts were inadequate."
Monday 6/29/2009
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From an SMH article that also notes that the opposition wants an amendment that declares the coal industry an “emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industry, thus entitling it to free permits”. Because why would we want this legislation, about emissions, to do anything about emissions-intensive industries?
But the above poll figures are interesting, because it shows that the people who think climate change isn’t anthropogenic is 24 percent of 25 percent, or 6 percent. Which qualifies it for fringe status at most.
