Kevin Rudd made his first official act as new Prime Minister of Australia, ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. Well done! Australia now joins the civilised world in contracting together to tackle climate change in a coordinated and concerted effort. The US continues to dissent.
This welcome news comes shortly after Australia (under Howard) was highlighted as the worst polluter in the world per person:
Australia – 10.0 tonnes
US – 8.2 tonnes
UK – 3.2 tonnes
China – 1.8 tonnes
India – 0.5 tonnes
Australia produces 5x as much pollution per capita as China; America produces 16x as much pollution per capital as India!
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