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Article: Global warming and the ABC: A pernicious mixture of science and environmentalism
- Article from:
- Review - Institute of Public Affairs
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Institute of Public Affairs Jun 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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GLOBAL warming is arguably the most significant environmental concern of the '90s. Some argue that greenhouse gas emissions (a consequence of human activity) are resulting in global warming and that this will lead to environmental catastrophes in the next century. Some believe that we are already experiencing catastrophic climate change, with any unusual weather patterns (be it record high or low temperatures, storms or snowfalls) being attributed to humaninduced climate change. The Kyoto Protocol (to which Australia is a signatory), drafted at the Kyoto conference in late 1997, sets various countries mandatory targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The ideological goal of ...