Chalke: Climate change already slipping down list of Australian priorities

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But when it comes to climate change, one observer, Chalke, says his research is showing that it is already slipping down our list of priorities. Why? "Because Kevin went to Bali and fixed it," he says. We are only prepared to go so far in terms of personal sacrifice to save the planet, says Chalke, who is a lone voice on the matter; other researchers are predicting greater action and awareness by ordinary Australians. "There is a sense that my trying to jam four kids into a Ford Focus is not going to save the planet," he says, in a precis of the response of some of his panel members.

The quote is from social analyst David Chalke, of the cultural change monitor AustraliaSCAN. The article says Chalke is "one of a small band of analysts whose job is to locate and then keep their fingers firmly on the pulse of 21st-century Australia".