Bureaucrat vs. Technocrat

Who would you believe? A politician or a scientist? The Australian government does not believe the devastation of the bush fires and climate change are related.

"Instead they say Australia, which contributes 1.3% of the world's carbon emissions but is the second-largest emitter per capita behind the United States, should be rewarded for beating its emissions reduction targets for 2020. "

"One of the key drivers of fire intensity, fire spread rates and fire area is temperature. And in Australia we've just experienced record high temperatures," said Mark Howden, director of the Climate Change Institute at Australian National University.

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