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| Friday, 13 November 2009 14:08 |
Copenhagen, Climate and KevinWith the Copenhagen climate conference fast approaching in early December, Kevin Rudd has increased his efforts to try and get legislation passed to implement an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in Australia. Of course, an ETS - in effect a tax on carbon dioxide - will greatly increase prices for electricity and other goods and cost each family a lot of money. Mr Rudd is also trying hard to get a global agreement on 'climate change' signed in Copenhagen. Even the secular media are commenting on his increasingly shrill statements about this issue. Kevin Rudd recently gave a speech to the Lowy Institute, claiming that it was urgent that the ETS was implemented. He misquoted the number of scientists supporting the IPCC Report and condemned the Coalition for not supporting his plan for an ETS - he lumped Barnaby Joyce and Malcolm Turnbull in the same basket, which is rather odd since Barnaby totally opposes an ETS and Malcolm supports an ETS and is trying to get the Liberal backbench to negotiate with Rudd to pass the ETS! Interestingly Malcolm Turnbull, prior to being elected to parliament, was the Australian head of the investment banking group Goldman Sachs - they are actively involved in carbon trading (that is, making money out of global warming related 'carbon credits'). Goldman Sachs is a partner in the Chicago Climate Exchange, which in turn owns part of the European Carbon Exchange! Could this influence Mr Turnbull's long-standing support for an ETS? (He supported an ETS whilst the Environment Minister in the Howard government). Back to Mr Rudd's speech... A number of other journalists are openly criticising Mr Rudd's statements regarding climate change and Copenhagen. Lord Monckton on the Copenhagen Climate Treaty Lord Christopher Monckton, of the Science and Public Policy Institute, recently examined the draft of the Copenhagen Climate Treaty and warned that it would create an international governing agency that could go into sovereign nations and tell them how they should operate in relation to energy and 'climate' matters. He said the treaty calls it a government - on page 18 - that this would in effect be a 'global government'. Christopher also said that the 'climate debt' that would have to be paid to third world nations - under the Copenhagen treaty - would be enormous. The draft treaty mentions a figure of upwards of $67 billion! Andrew Bolt estimated that, at 0.7% of Australia's GDP, it would mean that Australia would have to pay $7 BILLION every year! If you'd like to find out more... Bill Muehlenberg has summarised the situation regarding Copenhagen, Lord Monckton's address and Mr Rudd's speech - read his article by clicking here.  If you want to read Mr Rudd's speech to the Lowy Institute - read it by clicking here. Read Andrew Bolt's analysis of Kevin Rudd's speech: 'Rudd's Rant' Janet Albrechtsen's article - click here Christopher Monckton's speech (links courtesy of Bill): The draft Copenhagen treaty - as at Sept 2009 - click here |