[LINK] Another Rudd for the future ...

[Jan Whitaker]

At 12:46 PM 14/12/2007, Eleanor Lister wrote:
>oh, i see, "reports" good, "studies" bad ... there's a difference?
>
>may one suggest that since the scientific evidence on climate change is
>fully developed and prescriptive, that KR is trying to take a big
>lungful of air before he has to confront big business on carbon emission
>reduction, which will no doubt be a painful process for all parties
>concerned.

KR has already shown he accepts the scientific evidence that climate 
change is real. But the range of 25-40% is not exactly prescriptive, 
but indicative. The choices made in Australian policy for where we 
put an interim target within that range should depend on a number of 
aspects to allow for transition, not falling off a cliff. That's 
hopefully what the Garnoud report will provide. Would you rather he 
just agree to the 40%?

There is time to get the results of the report. Labor paid for it, 
not the government. It was commissioned BEFORE the election. I reckon 
Rudd should get some major brownie points for that move.

Credit where credit is due, please.

Jan


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