Global Warming - Australian politicians

Global Warming - Australian politicians

Global warming is shaping up as an election issue as we face a federal election in Australia in late 2007....

Some of the comments made by the two leaders..........

PM John Howard
John Howard has rejected Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd's claim that climate change is the greatest moral issue we face...

China flags hard line on climate
The Age, April 24, 2007
"Prime Minister John Howard yesterday echoed some of the sentiment of the Chinese Government report, arguing in a major speech that maintaining economic prosperity — rather than climate change — was Australia's great moral challenge.
Rejecting the stance of Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd, Mr Howard declared: "Australia emits less greenhouse gas in a year than the United States or China emit in a month.
"Do we need to lower carbon emissions over time? Of course we do. But to say that climate change is the overwhelming moral challenge for this generation of Australians is misguided at best; misleading at worst."

Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd is calling climate change a 'moral issue'.

Rudd urges embrace of China on climate
The Age, April 21, 2007
He said climate change is "the great moral, environmental and economic challenge of our generation".

Author: Jenny Stokes | Modified: 5 December 2007