Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong have repeatedly told us that they are pressing ahead with their Emissions Trading Scheme based on what the science is telling them on Climate Change.
Agriculture minister Tony Burke when presented with ABARE figures on the cost to farmers of an Emissions trading Scheme maintains that farmers will adapt.
So what is it that Minister Burke knows that nobody else seems to. Perhaps its the advise he’s getting from the scientists?
Professor Barry Brook, Climate Scientist from Adelaide University is a key scientiist advising the government on Climate Change. Just watch Professor Brook explain to the Supreme Master TV vegetarian viewers how Livestock Methane Emissions are a greater threat to Global warming than all the coal powered fire stations in Australia put together.
He believes Australia can phase out cattle production completely in just the next couple of years. Is that what Tony Burke has up his sleeve for livestock producers? Is his idea of adapting, raising Kangaroos instead of beef and perhaps its growing trees for Carbon?
If he is listening to Professor Brook farmers future sure as hell won’t be raising beef or dairy cattle. Watch the video and you’ll be as horrified as I was.
The video may take a little while to load, but stick with it.
(Thanks to Agmate JeffT)
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Update:
Contact details for the good professor Barry Brook.
Work Phone – 08 83033745 – Mobile 0420 958400 – Email barry.brook@adelaide.edu.au
Thanks to South Australian Agmate Richard.
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Agmates Editor Steve Truman
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