The second day of the WHEC 2008 conference in Brisbane got underway with a very passionate speech from Andrew McNamara, Minister of Sustainable Energy for Queensland, as the subject of global warming and depleting resources focused the minds Down Under.
$quot;Humanity is now focused on finding alternative energy to oil as there is a limit to fossil fuels, and future growth for the planet is at risk if we do not solve this issue,$quot; were McNamara’s opening remarks.
$quot;Clearly, politicians have not got the message across when we are being asked across the globe to reduce tax/duties on diesel and petrol – this shows that the general population expects such fuels to be available all the time!$quot;
$quot;For decades, we have lived in a world of unlimited energy demand and plenty of resources. Scientists believe that it was in 1980 that the balance between demand and reserves was reached and now will are on a downward slope of depletion of the very resources we need,” he continued.
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