This was published today at ABC Unleashed
The release on Monday of the Rudd Government's climate change white paper is a clear demonstration that this Government is intent on playing politics with climate change without actually doing anything about it. Read more »
It's hard to find the words to express quite how atrocious today's decision announcement has been.
Here's a video that expresses what a lot of us are starting to think - that all those who voted for Kevin Rudd thinking he'd be better than John Howard on climate change were sold a lump of coal.
If you're angry, come along tomorrow and join us at the rallies listed here.
Christine talks to Paul Deady from NZ radio 95b
No Surrender on Climate Change rally, following Kevin Rudd's announced 5% emission targets - Adelaide
Greens campaign for 40% target
The Australian Greens will campaign for a 40 per cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to save the planet from catastrophic climate change.
"Prime Minister Rudd's 5% target is a global embarrassment and a recipe for global catastrophe," Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
"The Rudd target of 5 per cent will anger voters. It is exactly where John Howard would have placed Australia in 2009 - a spoiler as the Copenhagen conference on climate change reaches for a much higher goal. Read more »
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