A message from Bill Koutalianos 4. But isn’t the science settled?

Climate Sceptic Independent Candidate for Bradfield Don’t 2500 IPCC scientists agree CO2 is causing
Global Warming?
Not exactly. Of the 2,500 IPCC scientists, only 600 examined
The Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) the climate science, of which 308 reviewed the second draft
of which 62 considered the cause of climate change of which
- saving our planet? 7 were independent of which 2 disagreed, so ONLY 5
independent scientists said CO2 has even 90% chance
- or just a new wasteful Tax? of being involved with climate change.

Consider these facts : Compared that with the 31,000

Only 5 independent scientists who have signed a
1. CO2 is not a pollutant. It is a part of scientists saying petition (www.petitionproject.org)
earth’s natural carbon cycle to which the humans CO2 could be the saying there is NO conclusive
contribute only about 3.6%. Higher concentrations cause evidence CO2 is causing climate
have proven benefits such as making plants grow change.
faster and have no demonstrable effect on climate. 31,000 scientists refuting CO2 as
the cause of climate change

5. But what about global temperatures?

390 0.8

CO2 Levels

Air Temperature Anomaly (°C)

0.7
385

CO2 Concentration (ppmv)

0.6
380
0.5
375
0.4
385 ppm CO2 535 ppm CO2 685 ppm CO2 835 ppm CO2 370
0.3
2009 2060 2120 2180
365
Global 0.2
Temperatures
360 0.1

2. ETS will have no discernable effect 355

1995 1998 2001 YEAR 2004 2007
0
2010

on atmospheric CO2 and the Climate.

Greenhouse gases make
up 1% of air and reduce heat
loss from the earth – without
them, we would be in an ice
age with earth 33°C colder.
CO2 is a minor greenhouse
gas and human-caused CO2
is minuscule at about 0.12%
of total greenhouse effect.
Greenhouse Gases
95% of greenhouse gas
effect due to water vapour *
1% due to methane
and other trace gases
3.6% due to natural CO2
0.12% due to
human-caused CO2
Global temperatures change naturally. In the last 10 years,
the temperature rise predicted by CO2 climate models has
not occurred despite rising CO2 - in fact global temperature
has not risen at all. The whole premise that human-caused
CO2 is causing dangerous global warming is wrong.
Therefore an ETS
m Will not reduce global emissions.
m Will not change the climate.
m Will cost us plenty.

* Estimates vary according to source.

Human-caused CO2
1.5% is caused by Australia
The ETS aims to reduce
Australia's CO2 by
5 - 15% on 2000 levels
3. But is the ETS a worthwhile
symbolic first step?
No. Symbolically reducing CO2 by one millionth
will cost Australia $50 Billion per year, or
$4,550 per taxpayer per year...
6. But regardless of the science, is not
alternative sustainable energy good
So an ETS in Australia may only
m for the environment?
reduce greenhouse gases
m
Of course, but the ETS is potentially wasteful, diverting rivers
by an order of one millionth.
m of consumer money to a whole new industry of auditors,
The equivalent of reducing a
m lawyers, traders, bankers and ‘green’ businessmen, waiting
piece of string a kilometre
m to trade in a new commodity you can hardly measure.
long by one millimetre.
m Spain has moved towards a renewable energy economy and
has 19% unemployment and power costs have risen 100%.
Or by some estimates, prevent
m
one-ten-thousandth of a degree
m
of global warming.
m Bill Koutalianos is a member of an association
“The Climate Sceptics”,which supports practical and
commonsense scientific environmental protection, but
fights fearmongering and political spin about climate
and the ETS / Carbon Tax.
Get informed - check out the facts
www.climatesceptics.com.au
PO Box 721 Mt Gambier SA 5290
Ph 0887 259561 or 0887 235550

...while China alone increases its CO2 emissions

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