AYCC's election wrap up

All the highlights from our whirlwind 2010 election campaign

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• youth
• climate
• politics
• Australian election
• Australian politics
• climate elephant
• power vote

[drillvoice]

@fpsBeaTt My bad, I forgot the rules of youtube commenting. My lack of capitals really let me down. Good game.

[fpsBeaTt]

@drillvoice That is a naive view. Australia, for a highly industrialized first world country, needs to produce above its weight to be competitive on a global scale in terms of mining, production, research and in every other area of industry/economy. As of 2004 we produced 1.4% of the worlds carbon; as of now (2010) we produce less than 1%. No matter what ideology you follow, what we do will make NO DIFFERENCE. Using wikipedia as a reference disqualifies you instantly.

[drillvoice]

@fpsBeaTt Further, you are only looking at the direct impact. Australia has not played a constructive role in international negotiations, and this has provided cover for other, more polluting countries. If we changed our stance, we could have more effect on them.

But ultimately, it's an economic opportunity that we're missing. Jobs and technologies are blossoming overseas in countries that are investing in clean energy. Currently, Australia is selling-out its future.

[drillvoice]

@fpsBeaTt Firstly, I recommend wikipedia to you. Australia's contribution to worldwide carbon dioxide emissions was 1.28% in 2007. Factual errors such as these might make a more rash person label your comment as irrelevant.

However, I find your notions interesting. When I consider that Australia is one of the world's top 25 polluters, and that we emit 1.28% of global carbon dioxide despite having only 0.3% of global population, some might say that, in fact, Australia has quite a lot to do.

[fpsBeaTt]

@drillvoice Do you actually have any knowledge about anthropogenic global warming? Whatever we do in Australia, it will make absolutely no difference, since atmospheric carbon is ubiquitous and we produce less than 1%. If you voted for "the climate", as in extreme measures which will screw our country over while countries like China and India sit back and laugh, then you're sadly doing more harm than the infinitesimally small amount of good you could possibly achieve with drastic cuts in CO2.

[drillvoice]

This video makes me so glad I voted for the climate this election.

[acdxe]

:) great stuff.