Tuesday, December 16, 2008

"Joke" say Australian climate protesters

BBC reports on the Australian climate change policy protesters who say it is inadequate.
"The new measures, announced on Monday, include cutting emissions by between between 5% and 15% by 2020, from 2000 levels, and introducing a carbon trading scheme in 2010.

But activists say the changes will not go far enough to prevent catastrophic change. Many have called for emissions to be cut by at least 25% by 2020 - as recommended by the UN's specialist Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
Read the full story: Australians condemn climate plan

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