OPINION: POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA

IN the past fortnight, the politics of climate change has changed dramatically. What only six months ago was the conventional wisdom -- that Australia should lead the world on combating global warming and make deep cuts to carbon emissions via a cap-and-trade model -- has been turned on its head.

Today, Kevin Rudd is isolated on his Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and climate change has turned into his perfect storm. Meanwhile, business leaders such as Heather Ridout and Don Argus support either a time-out of two years or a carbon tax to replace emissions trading. [Via Benny Peiser]

Carbon Tax Ignores History

Despite consistently describing the economic situation as being dire, President Barack Obama is rapidly moving forward with policies that have the potential to seriously harm American industry. He has tasked Vice President Biden to promote the cap-and-trade program that the envirolobby has been seeking after for over a decade.

Climate Research News » ‘Big’ Solar Cycle 24 Now Predicted to be Smaller than Cycle 23

Flashback to Dec. 21, 2006: NASA: Evidence is mounting: the next solar cycle is going to be a big one.

BBC NEWS | Johnny Ball reveals support for Wilson

Northern Ireland Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has received support for his sceptical views on climate change from the veteran children's TV star Johnny Ball.
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Mr Ball said: "He was absolutely right. We must not scare our kids to death. We must not have kids coming home telling adults how to behave.

"We must realise that saving energy is sensible thing to do in the current financial climate but if you're talking about saving the planet, that is rubbish. The effect it would have is so minimal.