Soooo, Kevvy could morph from climate change alarmist to climate change skeptc.

That would be consistant ... for who was once an Economic Conservative?

Cannot wait for the article justifying the change!

The Labor Government now faces a choice. It can adapt its climate policy to take advantage of the political realities of 2010, or face a third rejection of its CPRS in an election year.
Leigh Ewbank, Is that the level of your integrity ? What's more pressing ? Combat emission or keep a loose assembly of inadequate individuals at the controls. I give up !

Suddenly, since Copenhagen, the cataclysm is no longer imminent. The 'tipping point' has stopped tipping and the Polar Bears have not co-operated by actually increasing their numbers. The Northern Hemisphere is shivering. Serious data faking has been exposed and the house of cards is falling down. The ETS remains unexplained because to explain it is to admit its a permanent tax of Medicare levy proportions some of which will be gladly received by carbon trading middle men while some will be sent to corrupt regimes in developing countries gratis.

Abbott has correctly sensed a change of mood in the electorate and Rudd is desperately trying to hold it all together with an unsellable policy. Soon the infighting will start in the Labor Party. The PM may suddenly entertain the idea of a 'reshuffle' which is likely to create personal vendettas and factional wars. The Government would then be at risk from an implosion and Rudd could be tempted to call a double dissolution to save face and sure-up his position.

I thought Labor's approach was to make the right sounding noises, pretend Carbon Capture and Storage is genuinely feasible and economically viable to justify keeping the coal fires burning and try and blame the LibNats for the ending up with overall policy that's looks like business as usual with a pistachio paint job.

Doing the least it can get away with, no more than the least that the least developed of our trading partners will sign up to, quietly continuing the massive expansion of fossil fuel mining and export... don't know why the deniers keep arguing; by the looks of mainstream policy from Labor - and from LibNat's - there's no indication that they really think the biggest challenge of our times is worth making any serious effort for. Pathetic.