Hi Sandra,

I agree with a lot of what you're saying and yes, we are negative carbon emitters. We grow a lot of native species trees for this purpose and for habitat preservation. The outlook for the Tasmanian Devil (and koalas on the mainland) isn't as good as it could be. Not a great short term return, but an investment in the future.

Regarding Australian politics this was just a suggestion of things to do, other than going to Mars. Still, the social licence of international corporations that derive huge benefit from taxpayer funds is worth considering. He is certainly someone who can act as a catalyst for the public imagination.

I do believe financialism is one of the problems. Renewables, particularly solar, are ideally suited to small investors and Australians have taken it up enthusiastically. This should be great news, yet, big finance in cahoots with government start trying to work out how to disinsentivise this as it's bad for their bottom line. Property prices are going crazy in Australia and the US, much of this driven by financialists. Jared Brock explains this better than I could.

https://medium.com/surviving-tomorrow/were-not-in-a-real-estate-bubble-38c09ddc74f9

Every household dollar sucked into the property vortex is one less dollar available for "mum and dad investors" to invest in solar, something many clearly want to do.

Good questions and comments, many deserving of a more detailed response in the future which I will try to do.

All the best,

Rob