those harms are likely to be built of a succession of smaller disasters with each becoming further 'cause' to favour delay over prompt action and for 'saving' money over appropriate infrastructure investment... given that delay entrenches growing reliance upon inappropriate infrastructure...given that theeconomic recovery the... Given how seriously climate change looks likely to harm Australia and the impossibility of reversing the climate impacts of emissions once they've been emitted... given that those harms are likely to be built of a succession of smaller disasters with each becoming further 'cause' to favour delay over prompt action and for 'saving' money over appropriate infrastructure investment... given that delay entrenches growing reliance upon inappropriate infrastructure...given that theeconomic recovery the author looks to to put us in a 'better' position will be built on the back of expansion of coal and gas exports which further entrench the problem globally...given that saving on the costs of putting us on a low emissions footing will be achieved by not putting us on a low emissions footing... given that the Australia we know will be toast should global efforts fail... given that global efforts are the sum of all the individual efforts... given that Australia back pedalling will give comfort to global efforts to scuttle agreements on emissions reductions... Sorry but the author hasn't provided good reasons to delay, just good (as in sellable) excuses; they will be most of all supported by those who disbelieve in the seriousness of the problem and for whom there will