Australians are not the world's biggest producers of CO2 per capita and as far as their nation goes they are well down the "polluters" order. Western Europe has reduced its per capita production of CO2 to a far greater extent than most of the other nations of the developed world but it is nothing to shout about.
Australia is not solely responsible for the catastrophic bush fires which have raged across their nation; all of the developed nations are. We have been pumping too much CO2 into the atmosphere and it is adversely affecting the the global climate and weather.
There is no God raining down brimstone and hellfire upon the earth. Nature has no care for any country that is affected. All of the climate and weather problems are self inflicted. Australians are hardy and resourceful people who will recover from the latest weather tragedy. But will their forests fully recover? Will whole species have been wiped out by the conflagration? Will there be another climate catastrophe inflicted upon the unique habitat that is Australia?
Recent scientific research has shown that the oceans are now 1 degree celcius warmer now than in pre-industrial times. This is a colossal amount of heat energy which drive global warming for centuries. Dangerous climate change could now be unavoidable but we are still pumping more and more CO2 into the atmosphere. The warming oceans and air are now causing the release of vast quantities of methane gas, which has been stored in the sea and tundra for millennia, to add further to the greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere.
How will we be able to cool the global climate down? Block out the sun? What would happen to farming if we did that? Put industrial sized refrigeration units into the sea? Where would all the heat go? Back into to the atmosphere.
There is now danger that the Amazon forest could suffer catastrophic fires. What would happen if the Amazon region becomes another desert? Anything is possible.
Calling climate change campaigners prophets of doom, will not help. We can no longer afford to propagate the myth that excessive production of CO2 gas is not warming up the planet. False optimism could easily see us off. The facts have been clearly laid out climate change is already worse than what was predicted 30 years ago.
It will be of no use to put climate activists on police lists claiming that they are terrorists. We are all adding to the problems of global warming. We won't need to risk terrorists to kill us off as the bigger risk is adverse climate change and we could be committing climate suicide if we are not careful. It is time for politicians to wise up along with the rest of us.
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Monday, 6 January 2020
The Middle East - there is no justice
Between November 1945 and October 1946 some of of Hitler's lieutenants were brought to trial for war crimes and genocide. Hitler, himself, committed suicide for fear of being brought to trial. Other leaders such as Himmler chose to commit suicide as well, rather than face justice. In the face of the biggest crimes against humanity, the allies, who defeated Germany, made sure that that death sentences were not meted out without the chance for the accused to defend themselves. The world saw the evidence against the accused clearly laid out.
No crime in history could have been greater than the holocaust. Even so, the accused were afforded a trial although many called for the summary execution of the accused. The Western Allies did the right thing.
The tit-for-tat summary execution of the Iranian General Suleiman is a non-judicial act. It was not necessary, as he should have been captured and brought to trial in an International Court for his alleged war crimes. He should have been given the opportunity to defend himself. The Iranian people could then see for themselves how the General performed. Justice would have seen to be done as this would have contributed to the peace.
Middle East diplomacy is now spiralling out of control. Revenge attack will be followed by revenge attack. The region is probably heading for war. Restraint is necessary. I doubt this will happen and we could be heading for another confrontation, in the Middle East, and revenge attack will be piled upon revenge attack in a never ending cycle. It is time that politicians started talking rather than bombing.
We have a lot to learn from the history and diplomacy which lead to the prosecution of the worst war criminals in history and how the Nuremberg trials helped to promote the peace.
No crime in history could have been greater than the holocaust. Even so, the accused were afforded a trial although many called for the summary execution of the accused. The Western Allies did the right thing.
The tit-for-tat summary execution of the Iranian General Suleiman is a non-judicial act. It was not necessary, as he should have been captured and brought to trial in an International Court for his alleged war crimes. He should have been given the opportunity to defend himself. The Iranian people could then see for themselves how the General performed. Justice would have seen to be done as this would have contributed to the peace.
Middle East diplomacy is now spiralling out of control. Revenge attack will be followed by revenge attack. The region is probably heading for war. Restraint is necessary. I doubt this will happen and we could be heading for another confrontation, in the Middle East, and revenge attack will be piled upon revenge attack in a never ending cycle. It is time that politicians started talking rather than bombing.
We have a lot to learn from the history and diplomacy which lead to the prosecution of the worst war criminals in history and how the Nuremberg trials helped to promote the peace.
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