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$20m climate change project announced

23 Mar, 2009 02:01 PM
A $20 million science program will help Australia's neighbours understand the impacts of climate change on the region, Minister Penny Wong says.

She opened a national greenhouse conference in Perth on Monday announcing the Pacific Climate Change Science Program.

"(It) will track recent and current trends, investigate climate drivers, provide regional climate projections and improve understanding of ocean processes," Senator Wong said.

"The program will be managed by the Department of Climate Change in collaboration with AusAID. It will be delivered by the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO through their research partnership in the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research," she said.

The program should help to develop a cooperative research network for countries in the region, international science agencies and Australian universities, the minister said.

"How we adapt here in Australia to unavoidable changes from ... climate change is also an important focus to which science can make a major contribution," she said.

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I hope they recognise that anthropogenic warming is still just an unsubstantiated hypothesis, and that there's been no cooling for the past 10 years. Also many scientists are now predicting 30 years of cooling. The focus should be adaption to natural change.
Posted by RJ, 23/03/2009 3:24:49 PM
Interesting when the Greenies use the term Climate Change when they mean Man Made Glodal Warming. The Sun is Cooler, The Oceans are Cooling, In excess of 90% of Glaciers are Growing, Antartica and Artic Ice Areas have reached new record highs. Ocean levels are falling. World temps are falling while CO2 levels rise. ( Although recent measurements show the rate of rise is decreasing as the cooling Oceans are reabsorbing released CO2) How long before the terminology is Changed to Global Cooling and the Penny Wongs of this World claim it fits all their Computer Models. The Gravy Train will be derailed soon
Posted by Samboc, 23/03/2009 11:31:57 PM
Funny that there exists some 20 official goverrment scientific committees comprised of expert scientists representing as many countries, and there are none out there opposed to the fact man made global warming is real. While so many people without any scientific background can speculate against these experts with such confidence from their couch because of US antiquated party lines and corporate funded propaganda. These experts with hundreds of years of combined experience and raw data are wrong?. Its like going to your plumber and asking him to make an educated decision on your triple bypass then trusting him to perform it! Oil and Coal have 100s of Billions and they have the most to loose. Its no a conspiracy, its simple math, the pay the equivalent of pennies to promote disbelief in our country to slow down the process of their ultimate demise.....pennies for insurance to continue making billions. I would do it if it were my company and I didn't care about my offspring!
Posted by Check your sources twice, 8/04/2009 12:47:22 AM

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