Climate Change - Senator Wong on ABC Radio National

WONG: Well I think the US Administration has demonstrated its willingness and its political commitment to this issue. They’ve done extraordinarily well to get their cap and trade bill through their House of Representatives. President Obama has made clear both in his election commitments and since that he wants a cap and trade bill that is the sort of legislation that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is. He’s made it clear he wants an economy wide reduction of US emissions. So that is a very clear signal, the European Union…

JOURNALIST: Is he going to get it through the Senate though that’s the issue?

EDITORIAL: Redact and withhold - Washington Times

Treasury plays run and hide on cap-and-trade

Australia's Minister Wong meets with Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey | The Gov Monitor

[Wong] ...both Australia and the United States face knee-jerk opposition and excuses to delay action on climate change.

Vilma Varga, CEO of the Brazilian Tourism Office, [encourages US residents to escape cold weather by taking lots of fossil-fueled trips to Brazil]

The high season for travel to Brazil is during the United States winter months – Brazil's summer. Getting away from the cold weather in the States and many annual festivals and summer celebrations in Brazil are just a few advantages for U.S. tourists. The hot sun and fresh fruit are added bonuses when traveling during this time as well.

Brazil Is No Global Warming Villain for Brazilian Climate Alliance

Amazon fire in Brazil Earlier this month, 14 major Brazilian organizations representing the agribusiness, planted forests and bioenergy sectors announced the creation of the Brazilian Climate Alliance, with the goal of contributing with what they call "solid proposals for the negotiations related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change."