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OT: Moorabal/Lal Lal wind farm 17-Jun-2009 At 10:56:56 AM evanbb

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On 17/06/2009 R James wrote:
>I'm not suggesting a one child policy - we need 2 - 3 children on average
>for stability. However, if Australia is serious about reducing emissions,
>for a start reduce immigration.

Good! Another right-wing barrow being pushed into the ring.

I would argue that we would be far better off decreasing birth rates and increasing immigration. Well, compared to the awesome outcomes of the Baby Bonus.

I see no technical reason why we can't reduce emissions with a growing population, and this is something I am genuinely qualified to comment on. The cost is a separate matter all together, but the technicalities are possible.

In an interesting development, Deutsche Bank and Siemens are collaborating on a VERY BIG solar project in North Africa. I can't think of 2 organisations more qualified to put their money where their view of the future is:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a4NgHlEsYl9k