I've been trying to put my views on climate change and the Australian Government into 2 brief paragraphs, and I think I've done it, and it is a considered view: 1: Australia is the second highest polluter in the world, per capita, but, at the same time, there aren't many people here, and we really wouldn't be missed if we disappeared completely. We are not world leaders or a good example for anyone, anywhere. We never have been, & never will be. At 25 million, we are smaller in culture, history, meaning and impact than one decent Asian City. Still, climate change due to pollution is true so we should do our share to reduce these emissions in league with other countries rather than try to lie and cheat and tweak the numbers etc. 2: Accepting that pollution is causing a lot of climate change, the Government needs to invest huge amounts into making the transition to a Much Hotter World much better and safer for folk in this country. It should have been doing this for decades. It has failed us. It continues to fail us, its own people, and indeed, in our small part to play, and, yes, it is a small part, it is failing the greater world itself.