Listen to scientists
Does Tony Abbott know anything about the work of scientists during the last 40 years in regard to the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere?
He believes in God, why not carbon dioxide?
Science cannot prove the existence of God, but science can prove the existence of CO2, as well as the level of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide is like a blanket keeping us from being too cold or too warm.
In the last 150 years as a result of increased burning of fossil fuel, the CO2 blanket has become thicker and it is making us too warm.
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen from 280 parts per million to 380 parts per million during that time.
As a consequence of this rise, the global ocean temperature has risen about one degree Celsius from 1900 AD to 2000 AD.
The land surface temperature has also increased one to three degrees Celsius, depending on the latitude.
If nothing is done to reduce this level of CO2 in atmosphere, it will be 480 parts per million by 2050, resulting in at least a two to four degree Celsius increase in land temperature depending where you live.
The increase in CO2 concentration in land and sea has been verified by nearly all the scientists working on climate science.
In Australia, a bipartisan agreement on how to respond to this increase in CO2 levels is essential to prevent further damage to our world.
Are you listening, Tony and Kevin?
Email, 13 Feb 2010
Chris Moe, Bensville