Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. - Tribe Unknown * Man has responsibility, not power. - Tuscarora It is very easy to forget the big picture, when living in denial of the real world. Australia, has already reached peak oil and both the natural gas and oil, will run out in our children's lifetime, at current rates of consumption! There is no, if buts, or maybes as the late Dr Marion King Hubbert would say. Perhaps, one should choose correct garden path wisely, one leads to a better future and one that is in denial of reality is a circle that leads to an evolutionary dead end! Professor Ergas addresses some interesting questions, but he fails to ask a couple of pertinent ones: a) If some countries and/or regions do address global warming and engender innovations and inventions in the direction of energy efficiency, what will be the impact on the global economy, Australia in particular? b) Does Australian industry, especially manufacturing, have a history of innovation and invention in the absence of incentives such as taxation? Professor Ergas addresses some interesting questions, but he fails to ask a couple of pertinent ones: a) If some countries and/or regions do address global warming and engender innovations and inventions in the direction of energy efficiency, what will be the impact on the global economy, Australia in particular? b) Does Australian industry, especially manufacturing, have a history of innovation and invention in the absence of incentives such as taxation? I suggest