The Australian government argued that this was not fair on Australia because we have a different sort of economy from some other developed nations, and would suffer economic and social costs if we reduced our emissions by the same percentage as other countries. But if we used nuclear power or more natural gas or more renewable energy sources such as solar power then we wouldn't need to create so much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. There was also some dispute about the accuracy of the mathematical model used to calculate the effect of reducing our greenhouse gases. This is important because the government's argument was partly based on the predictions of this model. Australian scientists Australian scientists are working on many aspects of the greenhouse effect.
Some scientists try to determine climatic trends.
Others model the effect of the enhanced greenhouse effect on Australia's climate and economy. Still others live and work on the Antarctic ice cap, to see what effect the enhanced greenhouse effect may be having there. All this is part of a worldwide attempt to better understand what may be causing global warming and to decide what can be done about it. Greenhouse gases 2. Global warming and climate change 4.