The Carbon Sense Coalition today called on the Australian Government to economise in the generation of carbon dioxide from their excessive overseas travel.
The Chairman of Carbon Sense, Mr Viv Forbes, said that unless politicians and climatcrats practiced what they expect from others, we know it is all tokenism.
"The hope of the carbon taxaholics is to change the climate by forcing us to change our behaviour. They want us to use less electricity, cement, steel, petrol, diesel, gas and all the products and services that use them. They will use taxes, regulations, prohibitions, carbon budgets, emissions targets and smart meters to achieve this miracle.
"If our government is serious, it must lead the cuts by example.
"A good place to start is the Climate Alarmist reunion in Durban this month. These regular junkets for ruling politicians and their claque of supporters in the bureaucracies, media and academia generate copious emissions from jumbo-jets, ministerial limos, champagne bubbles, bar-b-ques on the beach and hotel kitchens.
"Nothing of value to Australians will be achieved at this meeting. Kyoto is dead, and there is zero chance of global agreement on carbon taxes or emission controls.
"Therefore Australia should send just one single observer chosen from the growing ranks of sceptical scientists, and send him on the sail boat "Endeavour".
"This will show everyone that they are fair dinkum about rationing their use of carbon fuels."
Viv Forbes, Chairman, The Carbon Sense Coalition, has spent his life working in exploration, mining, farming, infrastructure, financial analysis and political commentary. He has worked for government departments, private companies and now works as a private contractor and farmer.
Viv has also been a guest writer for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Queensland and mining newspapers. He was awarded the “Australian Adam Smith Award for Services to the Free Society” in 1988, and has written widely on political, technical and economic subjects.
