WE Australians invested a lot of money in this G20 talk fest, half a billion dollars. It better be worth it.
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Experience with past G20 summits tells us most likely it will change little.
Mr Abbott’s wishlist of a two per cent growth in the economy might be a dream and the other leaders think so, too.
Most likely they have a different approach than our present government and give it a go with a more environmentally friendly industry.
They have learned that we can’t ignore nature in the equation.
I agree with the member of parliament Mr Heffernan that wanting to deliver on the deal with China and provide them with much-needed food is very limited to say the least.
I can recall from our early years in Australia, what our government is planning to do in the area around Norman-
ton could end in a disaster.
Turning it into cattle country?
That place is flat as far as the eye can see and had a flood metres high over a vast area for a long time in 1973.
We don’t really fully understand as yet what to expect from a changing climate.
In the past and present the dirty industries came up with the idea to move to countries where they had less restrictive laws when polluting.
I feel that industries which create pollution when producing our goods have an obligation to do the right thing.
We are depending on them to act now.
The world is coming close to finding out how much pollution it can afford.
K Kruger
Central Tilba