Climate Conference Blog

The highlight of the event was when Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC arrived to participate in the dialogue. The man is like the Bono of climate change politics. He captures the attention of every room he enters at the COP.

Prime Minister's $600,000 flying circus - National - smh.com.au

KEVIN RUDD spent $100,000 a month on overseas travel in his first six months in office, with eight other members of his frontbench each spending more than $16,000 a month.

The jetsetting Prime Minister also spent $181,064 on chauffeur-driven Commonwealth cars but saved on taxi fares, spending only $31.

The first batch of travel records for the Rudd Government show the Prime Minister's hectic overseas travel schedule has cost taxpayers $600,756.

AL BRINGS IT | Daily Telegraph Tim Blair Blog

Global leaders are currently in Poznan, Poland, attempting to save us from deadly warmth. Let’s see how Gaia is treating them...[Via An Honest Climate Debate]