Copenhagen climate deal would be no fairytale | spiked

But the obsession with emissions reduction simply puts the cart before the horse. To try to cut GHG emissions now before the means to do so are in place is a panicky response. The problem of climate change is one that will unfold over decades, so we have time on our side if we put the research effort in now. Another Kyoto-style deal is likely to be an expensive mistake.

In Copenhagen, the city of Hans Christian Andersen, a global deal that arbitrarily seeks to cut emissions at the expense of future living standards would be an ugly duckling that will never become a swan.

It's an emergency and politicians are failing us | theage.com.au

While our climate scientists scream from the rooftops that there is already too much carbon in the atmosphere to avoid runaway climate change, the Rudd Government and the Opposition have a bidding war over who can give away the most taxpayer money to the big polluters. They are refusing to take the urgent, significant action necessary to avoid catastrophe.