Letter

In response to Former defence leaders say oil wars threaten our security, and climate change de

Action, not more reports or more expert advice

The authors of this piece can’t understand why there is so much opposition to and complacency about their dire warnings.

Well, look at their three suggestions.

• The first will be read as “Establish another bureaucratic body with jobs and status for our mates” • The second as “Produce a document for politicians to read” • And the third as “Create more jobs for our mates to produce more alarmist reports – that will not be acted upon so we’ll need more bureaucratic bodies and more reports”

Nothing about mitigating risks (Clive Hamilton style) with, for example, specific targets to plant and maintain xxx million trees of specific varieties in these localities by this date.

Nothing about reducing energy consumption.

Nothing about ceasing immigration and incoming tourists till we have an economy and an environment that are not harmed by that immigration and tourism.

We need concrete, specific, employment-creating projects and programs that Australians can understand, rally around and participate in.

— Keith Thomas from Canberra