Looked at this way, roughly 22% of our emissions are for us, while 78% are for other people. Australians could reduce our domestic emissions to zero and still contribute heavily to climate change by continuing to export countless tonnes of fossil fuel. Cynical politicians argue that Australia should not have to cut emissions as much as other countries because these emissions aren’t ours and are actually in service of other economies. That is to admit we are arms dealers, selling the weapons (fossil fuels) that will be used against our children and future generations. What we’re missing is the
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