The trip back home was long and tiring, but I’m glad to be home again, and Brisbane is beautiful as always. There’s a lot to catch up on – Internet news only takes you so far – and I have quite a few posts planned, but jet lag and backlogs will probably slow me down for a while.
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John Quiggin 
Welcome Home.
Soak up the city and relax.
Hope your great site has remained reasonably self-reliant and not too much hassle.
A bit like those people who put macadamia nuts at the front gate and ask that you, “work out your own change”.
Tell me Professor Quiggin, how mindful are you of your personal GHG emissions? Do you offset your international travel? If so, how?
I ask not a a prat trying to catch you out, but as a curious person looking for any insights.
Wilful, I do worry about GHG emissions, and try to offset in various ways, but mainly I’ve been looking at cutting down travel.
A 10% travel cut will meet the Kyoto limits (I think) and, combined with the greater efficiencies of the modern, high-bypass ratio jet engines, I think the Professor is safe on this.
I’m working on a more general post on fuel use and the ease of making substantial reductions.
I have this funny feeling that we all might have to go back to wind power for international travel. More like Ming, slowy travelling to a test match in olde England, with steam power.
Higher tech ,obviously and slower,possibly.
Anyway,to see the ashes kept in the homeland!
Go Ricky, oy oy oy…………
Air travel is hugely expensive in terms of carbon emissions -and even if/when Kyoto comes into effect, international air travel and international sea freight won’t be addressed.
You could probably set up a greenflight-style deal whereby you could choose to pay, along with your ticket price, for trees tp be planted to offset the emissions. But costs would probably exceed the cost of the ticket.
There has been some research done on using bio-fuels for aviation.
Lost the toss,not a good start.
Weather might help, on second day.
1 down , so far and go Warne!
Only sports commentators can stay up now.
Ordinary punters are off to sleep.
I have a plan to sail the world. Though with a diesel engine of course.
I think we all realise that Kyoto is merely a first step – those looking to take personal responsibility must be looking at much deeper cuts than +5% over 1990.
I just paid for 17 trees to be planted to offset last years car emissions (Greenfleet). Funny that it’s a tax-deductible charity. I wonder whether it really means anything at all, but at least I get to feel superior.