It's no secret that Abbott thought climate change was "absolute crap" and his war on renewables. His denialist ideology of "coal is good for humanity" saw him decimate the green industry in Australia, drying up investment virtually overnight. Australia was "open for business" but not for renewables.
Now, through freedom of information, it's come to light that this ideology went even further. Abbott actually wanted to investigate the Australian Bureau of Meteorology over claims in The Australian newspaper that the bureau was changing it's temperature readings to give credence to global warming.
*slaps face vigorously* Fuck, did we really have this Abbott gov? Yes we really did :s It just seems surreal now, like a night TERROR!© that we couldn't wake up from.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott's own department discussed setting up an investigation into the Bureau of Meteorology amid media claims it was exaggerating estimates of global warming,
Freedom of Information documents have revealed. In August and September 2014, The Australian newspaper published reports questioning the Bureau of Meteorology's (BoM) methodology for analysing temperatures, reporting claims BoM was "wilfully ignoring evidence that contradicts its own propaganda".
With seven of Australia's 10 warmest years on record being in the last 13 years and warnings climate change will bring disastrous impacts for Australia, the accuracy and integrity of temperature information is crucial.
The BoM strongly rejected assertions it was altering climate records to exaggerate estimates of global warming. more
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