I agree with Bob's comments above. from what I've seen of Kevin
Rudd's hollow rhetoric, he is owned by the Greenhouse Mafia no less
than John Howard.

[Greens-Media]
Wednesday, 5 December 2007

Rudd takes loggers to Bali

Brown again calls for 10% cut in Australia's emissions by ending
native forest logging

The inclusion of the CEO and deputy CEO of the National Association of
Forest Industries in the Rudd government's delegation to Bali is a
signal of no change from the Howard years, Greens Leader Bob Brown
said in Hobart today.

"The fastest way for Australia to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10
per cent is to stop logging and burning native forests. NAFI, which
fronts for Gunns and its pulp mill proposal, is there to agitate
against this prudent move by Australia," Senator Brown said.

"How can Rudd join calls for Indonesia, Papua New Guinea or Brazil to
end logging when he has a loggers' lobby group in his own camp?"
Senator Brown asked.

"Instead, Mr Rudd should show he means business by announcing
Australia will dump Gunns' pulp mill which will produce 100 million
tonnes of greenhouse gases if it is built," Senator Brown said.

Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603



[Greens-Media]
Mon, 10 Dec 2007

Pricewaterhouse Coopers points way for Rudd and Nelson: 30% cuts are
absolute minimum

Pricewaterhouse Coopers points way for Rudd and Nelson: 30% cuts are
absolute minimum

Nusa Dua, Bali, Monday 10 December 2007: Australian Greens climate
change spokesperson, Senator Christine Milne, today welcomed
consulting firm, Pricewaterhouse Cooper's (PwC) valuable contribution
to the carbon targets debate and urged Prime Minister Rudd to swiftly
step up to the plate on 2020 targets.

The report by the highly-regarded financial advisory firm, showing
that Australia could reduce emissions to 30% below 1990 levels by 2020
without damaging the economy, effectively demonstrates that 30% cuts
by 2020 should be seen as the absolute minimum targets
environmentally and economically justifiable.

Senator Milne, at the Bali climate conference in her capacity as Vice
President of the World Conservation Union, said "The IPCC clearly
states that 30% cuts are the absolute minimum we need from rich
countries in order to prevent 2ºC warming, and PwC's study shows that
such targets can be met at zero net cost.

"Prime Minister Rudd cannot continue to use the Garnaut report as a
fig leaf. He should commit to 30% cuts now as the minimum that is
economically and environmentally justifiable, and direct the Garnaut
report towards examining how far beyond 30% Australia can
realistically go.

"Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson should also seize this opportunity
to formally ditch former Prime Minister Howard's climate nonsense and
move Australia towards a cross-party acceptance that swift and
decisive action on climate change makes economic and environmental
sense.

"Mr Howard's anti-climate position was based on personal prejudice and
fossil fuel lobbying, not on any economic evidence. Dr Nelson should
ditch it now.

"Prime Minister Rudd clearly wants to be seen as a global leader on
climate change, and he can indeed become one if he starts to act like
a brave Prime Minister instead of a cautious opposition leader.

"My warnings from last week, that Mr Rudd cannot expect to bask for
long in the glow of ratifying Kyoto, have already been echoed by the
executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,
Yvo de Boer, who told the conference that Mr Rudd should come to Bali
sooner than planned if he wants Australia to take a leadership role.

"PwC's report gives Mr Rudd his first opportunity to be the brave
Prime Minister. Mr Rudd should grasp this report with both hands and
commit his Government to working towards a minimum target for rich
countries like Australia of 30% cuts below 1990 levels by 2020."

Contact: Tim Hollo on 0437 587 562 or Cassy O'Connor 03 6224 8899

Cassy O'Connor
Adviser
Senator Christine Milne

First floor
Murray St Pier
Murray St, Hobart 7000
(ph) 03 6224 8899
(fax) 03 6224 7599
www.christinemilne.org.au
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is looking after it. Someone else isn't looking after it." - Rachel
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