Probably because they’re both more interested in raising millions of their own populations out of a miserable life of poverty rather than flushing trillions of dollars down the toilet on pointless efforts to “tackle climate change”, which, as any fule… Read More ›
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Copenhagen: Rudd's same old story on ETS
It’s as if the disaster that was Copenhagen never happened. Kevin Rudd has vowed to press on with the ETS exactly as before, same targets, same timetable, despite the fact that Copenhagen achieved virtually nothing. Finally speaking publicly for the… Read More ›
Copenhagen: more blame and recrimination
I suppose it was inevitable that after the disastrous Copenhagen summit, the key players would start shifting blame around to absolve themselves from any responsibility. Such a joy to behold: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has accused a handful of… Read More ›
Rudd's ETS quandary
Thanks to the weak-as-water outcome from Copenhagen, the ETS is sunk. Kevin Rudd’s desire to arrive at Copenhagen with a trophy has scuppered any possible chance of the two errors in four words “Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme”. Just think about it… Read More ›
Where's Ruddy?
You would have thought that Kevin Rudd, after the “triumph” of Copenhagen, would be bursting to bore the Australian public rigid about the amazing, “historic,” “unprecedented,” [insert fifteen more adjectives here] deal struck and how it’s now full steam ahead… Read More ›
Post-Copenhagen civil disobedience starts already…
Let’s hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. The first protest in response to the outcome of Copenhagen: Environmentalists have chained themselves to a coal train and rail tracks in Newcastle in protest against the outcome of Copenhagen’s… Read More ›
Copenhagen: the recriminations begin
The back-stabbing kicks off with our own Penny Wong blaming “radical nations” for refusing to back the Obama deal: Australia’s Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong, has criticised the critics. “There are a few radical nations, a few radical states seeking… Read More ›
Copenhagen: the aftermath
The general reaction has been “a lot of hot air”, which just about sums it up: GLOBAL leaders went to Copenhagen to save the world but used the final hours to desperately try and save face. A “frustrated” Prime Minister… Read More ›
Copenhagen: summit ends without formal agreement
It ends with a whimper, not a bang, as UN negotiators chose merely to “take note” of a US deal, as they were unable to secure the necessary agreement to formally adopt it. From The Washington Post: The move came… Read More ›
Copenhagen: Obama threatens China with "eco-spying"
Ouch: The final accord is widely seen to have acquiesced to Chinese demands by agreeing that emissions can be measured domestically, as long as the results are reported to the rest of the world. However, speaking later, Mr Obama gave… Read More ›
