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The Never Never of Climate Change

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The Never Never of Climate Change
The Yallourn coal-fired power station in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia, on Oct. 9, 2002. AAP Image/Julian Smith
John McRobert
Gabriël Moens
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On Sept. 8, the Australian Parliament passed legislation to cut carbon emissions by 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The legislation, adopted with the support of the Greens and “Teal” independents, is one of the signature laws of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

John McRobert is a civil engineer with over 60 years experience in the design, construction and maintenance of major infrastructure, and the study of extreme natural events on man-made structures. He founded CopyRight Publishing in 1987 to facilitate informed debate, publishing over 200 books, including seminal volumes by geologists and engineers on major Earth seismic events.
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