Howards' Stance On Climate "In Tatters" As Study Shows Australia Will Breach Kyoto Limits

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JOHN Howard's stance on climate change is in tatters, with figures confirming Australia will exceed the Kyoto Protocol emissions targets by the end of this decade.

The Prime Minister -- a climate change sceptic -- has argued there is no immediate pressure on Australia to act on global warming because the nation's emissions are below those set out in the Kyoto targets. But documents show emissions from energy consumption have sky-rocketed in the past year -- putting Australia firmly on track to surpass its Kyoto target by the end of the decade.

The figures show emissions from the energy sector rose by 22.5 million tonnes between June 2004 and February this year -- the equivalent of adding a further five million cars to the roads.

Power stations, jet fuel, petrol and diesel used in mining operations account for almost 65 per cent of the country's annual greenhouse emissions. Overall emissions stood at about 565 million tonnes in 2004 and the Government expected them to reach 603 million tonnes by 2010.

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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21629912-953,00.html

[Cha]

1. Yeah, my sister and I went

to see Al Gore in person last night and it was stated that two nations wouldn't sign on to the Kyoto Treaty..The USA and Australia. Australia is so Dry right now.

We were rewarded with an evening of a brilliant, passionate, humorous, and emotional discourse on The Environment.

howard was wrong on Iraq..is he going to follow bush into hell?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. What I fear is that the world's developed countries

will keep piddling around until it is too late, and we have a massive die-off of humanity.

[razzleberry]

3. Australia is WAY over the limit . NOW.

who writes this crap?

just for the record,
Australia is not part of the Kyoto treaty,
but if it was...

Australia would be way over the limit.

this link is from the UNFCCC, look for yourself
limit, 108% ,, would apply starting in Jan 2008
in year 2004 ...125%




edit oops, that didn't work right,
try again, here is link info
unfccc.int/files/inc/graphics/image/gif/graph1_2006.gif