No need to be afraid of a tax on carbon

Mixing politics with real science can give real solutions

I read this article about how Australia can become a leading nation on our planet.

https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/no-need-to-be-afraid-of-a-tax-on-carbon-20100903-14tqh.html

Love it!

Before the Australian election climate change was relegated to a distant nowhere in the election work up of each major party.  Now it’s topic to swing a government of some 20 odd million people.

Here’s a speech by someone who has a very REAL concern for climate change: Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (average country height above sea level 1.5 meters – 5 feet) .  Mohamed states his country’s commitment to being carbon neutral by 2020. He’s not doing it to make a difference – they simple won’t – Maldives contributes 250,000 MT of CO2 per year, Australia produces 100,000,000 MT, the USA 1,600,000,000 MT (See here for the data)  – the Maldives  won’t even make a dent.

They are doing to make a point: that giving up is not an option.

And with a little bit of politicking and “power” mongering, maybe Australia will commit to the same goal too??

Maybe.

Fingers crossed.

About the Author

Jeremiah Josey is Chairman of MECi Group, specialising in transformative energy infrastructure and advanced nuclear solutions. With a focus on thorium-based technologies, he delivers large-scale, high-value projects across the Middle East, Asia, and Australia—structuring, financing, and executing complex, multi-billion-dollar ventures that redefine the energy landscape.