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"It is increasingly hard to take the Prime Minister's stand on climate change seriously. Although there are some worthy elements in the Prime Minister's announcement, where is the real vision and leadership needed to genuinely move Australians away from climate change?
"If you read between the lines of the Prime Minister's speech, the clear signal being sent is that it is business-as-usual for the large industrial coal polluters.
"The Prime Minister is also ignoring the reality that a global mechanism for regional and international emissions trading already exists - it is called the Kyoto Protocol. The fact is that the Kyoto Protocol does not finish in 2012. Negotiations have already started for the second phase, Kyoto 2.
“European countries, along with all other signatories, are part of a worldwide movement on climate change that has acted to make the deep cuts to emissions we know are needed, while Australia is way behind and will not be able to stop a rise in emissions unless we commit to a 30 per cent target.”
"If you read between the lines of the Prime Minister's speech, the clear signal being sent is that it is business-as-usual for the large industrial coal polluters.
"The Prime Minister is also ignoring the reality that a global mechanism for regional and international emissions trading already exists - it is called the Kyoto Protocol. The fact is that the Kyoto Protocol does not finish in 2012. Negotiations have already started for the second phase, Kyoto 2.
“European countries, along with all other signatories, are part of a worldwide movement on climate change that has acted to make the deep cuts to emissions we know are needed, while Australia is way behind and will not be able to stop a rise in emissions unless we commit to a 30 per cent target.”
