Kevin Rudd really has performed admirably during his first months in office, but the harsh reality is that the only way for a new leader appears to be down, writes Richard Farmer.
Climate change conference
State of the planet
City threat to native vegetation … Kyoto? Bali? They’re miles from here … Two new mammals found in remote New Guinea … Europe divided over targets for cutting car CO2 emissions … China welcomes “Bali roadmap” on climate change
Blogwatch: Bali
The Bali achievement? … Breakthrough in Bali … Trying to square the climate circle … 400 more days … Whatever it takes: beyond non-violence … After Bali
Bali: A Crikey Q&A
So, let’s get this straight…
Mungo: Rejoining the family of nations
When the Australian delegation received a standing ovation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, it was primarily an acknowledgement that at last after six long years, the world’s greatest per capita polluter had agree to ratify the Kyoto protocol, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Blogwatch: Bali
Offsetting Bali …Surprise, suprise, Bali is all about money … US kills plans, and the planet.
Ratified recalcitrants: our gloss comes off in Bali
The glow around the Rudd Government at the Bali climate change conference is dimming by the day and there is now a danger that the diplomatic cachet that Kyoto ratification brought will be dissipated by the time the prime minister arrives.
The power and passion of Garrett, sadly de-balled
To many of those who have despaired at Labor’s edge towards the centre (or beyond), Garrett is as important figure because he represents hope. But it’s dying, writes Peter Mattessi.
Political bite-sized meaty chunks
The Bali agenda … Dr Brendan pays the bills … Lookalikes …
State of the planet
World faces food shortages … China resists binding curbs on climate-change emissions … Bird species face extinction from global warming … Quest to make cattle fart like marsupials … Global warming puts Amazon at risk
State of the planet
Bali: Poor countries demand climate change adaptation tech … As oil surges, sone in US turn to biofuel for heat … Global warming may heat up conflicts, too … World’s first floating wind turbine launched in Berlin … Italy to send revised CO2 plan to EU by year’s end
Hamilton: Rudd at Bali and Beyond
When Kevin Rudd announces to the plenary session of the UN climate change conference in Bali in two weeks’ time that Australia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol he will receive an ovation like no other in his life, writes Clive Hamilton.
Downer: Why we should abandon Kyoto for the Sydney Dec
Here is an edited extract of Foreign Minister Alexander Downer’s speech to the UN on why APEC’s Sydney Declaration should supplant Kyoto in the fight against climate change.
