The Random Question of the Day Thread...

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Tell the dumb ****ers to visit India and/or China

What does Australia emit?
SFA compared to others, and I'm lead to believe the vast majority is because we Export fossil fuels, which we don't use.

This ideology that our government is pushing IMO is costing us.
Sorry, I bought politics to the camp


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Brij]

What does Australia emit?
SFA compared to others, and I'm lead to believe the vast majority is because we Export fossil fuels, which we don't use.

This ideology that our government is pushing IMO is costing us.
Sorry, I bought politics to the camp


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

A bit of a Google once suggested the carbon output from our coal exports is very similar to our own carbon output, therefore in theory if we stopped our coal exports we effectively stop the equivalent of our carbon contribution to climate change and therefore save the world.

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Stop coal exports

Australia exported $91.4 billion worth of coal in 2023-24

The coal industry employed around 50,600 people in .

And replace that with what?


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Bird]

Stop coal exports

Australia exported $91.4 billion worth of coal in 2023-24

The coal industry employed around 50,600 people in .

And replace that with what?

I think you missed the sarcasm in it

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I think you missed the sarcasm in it

Nah, I got that, just wanted to share the love of what coal gives to us.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Brij]

Stop coal exports

Australia exported $91.4 billion worth of coal in 2023-24

The coal industry employed around 50,600 people in .

And replace that with what?


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Actualy I searched employment figures as well.
From memory I thought it was a bit higher, closer to 60,000.
But I was just looking at random google answers just to get a bit of a picture.

But its not just the jobs, but the money out of the community.
Assume average annual wage of $100,000? Tax at 30%, so take home $70,000. Half on mortgage, quarter on car, leaves $17,500 x 50,000 people spent in community. $875 mill not being spent in community.

But if I side step the tongue in check intention, or sarcasm......what would happen if we did stop exporting coal?
Can we asume that most is used to cheaply power industries that now supply goods to us cheaper than we can produce?

All just spitballing ideas because really have no definitive solutions.

[lloydus67]

The majority of our export coal is used for steel production about 60%


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[Hairs]

And we don't have a steel industry.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[GeoffA]

And we don't have a steel industry.

...used to...

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Sometimes, there isn't a thread to post something in.
So, the Random question thread seems the closest.
Today is Vietnam Veterans Day.
Over the years I have worked alongside with returned servicemen. You don't talk about it, you don't share much, you have your demons.
I thank you for your service.




You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

[Fizzie]

You don't talk about it, you don't share much, you have your demons.

But when they do, you understand why the demons

I thank you for your service.

Indeed