Letter to the Editor: Accept the science

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WISH to comment on two items in your 21 November issue about net zero emissions for Cowper.

The feature article by Andrew Vivian gave a comprehensive and balanced summary of the issues surrounding any policy towards net zero emissions by 2050.

The article rightly refuted the Federal Coalition’s claim that the transition to net zero would cost $9 trillion, when the accepted figure is $300 billion.

It also clearly articulated that electricity from renewable energy was the cheapest form of electricity.

Contrast this article with the letter to the editor from David Lawrence which spouted the widely debunked claims that global warming was a hoax and that renewable energy was the principal cause of rising electricity prices.

Mr Lawrence quotes several statements by well known individuals, indicating that their claims about the impacts of global warming have proved to be wrong.

This may be the case in terms of the timelines in those quotes but the evidence is irrefutable that the increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (largely from burning fossil fuels) is causing alarming climate change.

The warming of the planet is well documented and the increased intensity of severe weather events is obvious to anyone who follows the climate.

Your readers should be mindful that the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have never been this high in the history of humanoids, and when it was this high (more than 300,000 years ago) sea levels were many metres higher than they are today.

Accept the science Mr Lawrence and let’s focus on the solutions which will make our planet still inhabitable for our grandchildren when they become adults.

Regards,
Les MITCHELL,
Port Macquarie.