Now that Australia has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the work needs to start on how to make the lowering our greenhouse gas emissions a reality. Here, three experts in the field suggest “bubbles”, or international partnerships, might be part of the answer.
Reduction commitments
Kyoto is about leadership, people
The question for Bali and beyond is: with leadership like the Howard government, what kind of commitments can we realistically expect from developing countries when it comes to Kyoto? I was a little surprised that the Labor Party this week so willingly allowed the government to beat them over the head with Garrett’s Kyoto fumble, given the latter’s track record on the issue, writes Ian McHugh.
