Protester banned from Parliament House after gluing hand to historic painting

They are selfless acts of love for fellow mankind. Maybe not for you, but for your children and grandchildren. Do you really want the government to keep giving your taxes to fossil fuel companies to make our planet unliveable? I really don’t get your distain for humanity

And yet, I don’t understand your disdain for the expression of humanity – works of art. Everything about this stunt screams hypocrisy and the hypocrites are too ideological to notice.

Run for the hills, we’re all doomed!

Climate change is real.

Man made climate change is a myth.

Thanks for your comment catsparx, on point and unfortunately true. I guess we are fortunate here that we have a glut of alternative climatology experts who delight in championing their version of truth.

It’s the same as the Loch Ness monster.

Loch Ness is real and the monster is a myth. It’s a good little earner for some, however.

Have you ever looked in the Yellow Pages for a climate scientist? I couldn’t find one!

If you don’t believe the thousands of scientists from 195 countries who contributed to the IPCC report, maybe you will believe the fossil fuel companies. Look up Shell Knew on youtube. Their own scientists knew in 1988.

If you’ve been doing it for 30-40 years, have you ever thought that perhaps other people don’t agree with your causes?

Why do you believe its OK to use force and violence to get your own way?

And would you be OK with other people doing the same for causes you disagree with?

My Canberra lifestyle includes eating meat. Are you planning to ban that?

More Co2 = more plants. We learned in school it’s called the carbon cycle.
Over the last 3 billion years we went from a pure carbon atmosphere to miniscule amounts. Carbon/water is the limiting factor for most of the deserts becoming green? And you say it’s going to rain more?

Are you saying that we’ll have a more stable food supply if we can keep up the Co2?

The answer for potholes is just to use concrete, where the drainage can’t be managed. Roads shouldn’t be left soaking wet after rain, which freezes causing the holes.

Government should take responsibility for the education system. It’s clearly lacking.

Also China has no plans to go green. If that’s required what’s the plan?

Over 6 billion people on this Earth, What are your thoughts on that? No Sierra Club nonsense please

I meant people have been asking nicely for 30-40yrs, time for radical action to match the crisis we are in.
It is not a matter of opinion, or beliefs, I wish it was. Your house will be flooded or burned down, we will have food scarcity, refugees from flooded islands, famine whether you believe in the climate crisis or not.

Yes the education system is obviously clearly lacking. And your knowledge of current affairs is also severely lacking. Have you heard of the IPCC report? Or do you just think you know more than all those independent scientists from around the world who have been studying this for their whole careers?

Can you tell me what the alleged $11.6 billion in fossil fuel subsidies are made up of?

Mostly fuel tax credits, also accelerated depreciation on plant, then a bunch of smaller things.

This protest didn’t raise awareness it simply polarised the community. The people supporting climate action still support and the people that don’t have moved further away.

Maybe have a quick look at history, there is a reason terrorism has never been success tool in actual change.

It’s clear what the goal here was ego busting

Let me help you. According to several sources I have found on the internet, the largest subsidy claimed is the federal Fuel Tax Credits Scheme, at $8.07 billion.

As I understand it, this scheme provides rebates for operators of petroleum powered vehicles who use roads generally not provided or maintained by the government. This includes primary industries, mining etc. Also included are the operators of solar and wind farms.

Have you calculated the sum of rebates given to the renewables sector? I think you will find the Federal Government invested $7.7 billion in renewables in the same period so renewables “subsidies” were much greater than those applied to fossil fuels.

Thanks Ian. Yes, I knew that and sent in another post but it must have been moderated.

Catada doesn’t have a clue.

Catada,
Answer the questions

Why do you believe that it’s OK to use force and violence to get your own way.

And would you be OK with other people doing the same for causes you disagree with?

That’s OK then, I guess that COP27 will be business as usual for carpetbaggers in their private jets

Which extreme weather events are you referring too? A bushfire isn’t a “weather event”, it is a natural occurrence along with floods and droughts. What did they teach you at school?