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Originally Posted by Occasionally6
It's worth pointing out that the German economy, with a substantial fraction of energy from renewables, is strong in comparison with the other Euro states.
It's a non issue because even after the "tax" was introduced (at $25/ton of CO2 equivalent) the Australian economy has still outperformed virtually all other OECD economies.
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Its also worth noting that both main parties are now climbing down over those committments, they too have an election this weekend.
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Originally Posted by Occasionally6
I doubt that very many people voted for the new government solely because of a promise to remove a price on emitting CO2.
Flannery's position may or may not have provided value, but he is misquoted by omission in that article (the quote has been echoed pretty widely over time).
The bit missing, and I'm paraphrasing because I can't be bothered digging up the direct quote, was along the lines of: "If this trend continues, desalination plants will be required." That's a simple statement of fact and a long way from the prediction it is being made out to be.
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Well the "trend" didn't continue. And hasn't.
So if it wasn't a "prediction" why did gov.com.au invest $m in building them, and then mothballing them because the rain came back.
Australia managed to avoid the GFC pretty much altogether before they had a climate tax. The tax was way too high at $25 especially as nobody followed them and nobody wanted to. It was (and remains) unclear where any "Carbon Tax" would go.