Quote Originally Posted by sapi
My gut says no - we may like to debate about it, but it's not going to be an electoral issue. We can only hope that the right party *cough*Labor*cough* gets in and actually makes some headway with this sort of stuff.

When I say 'not an electoral issue', I mean that not many will vote based on climate change; but there are extensive policies. The most interesting (and the one copping the most flak) is Labor's idea of cutting greenhouse emissions severely by 2050 (Pape will have exact numbers - I dont' follow climate debate but it's above 50%). It may not be entirely practical, and I doubt it'll be met even if they're voted in, but it's a step in the right direction.
The reason I ask is that Kyoto is expiring and this is a great opportunity to move forward on green issues. Should Australlia steer down the same path as the EU in its strong approach to climate issues, that only serves to better increase pressure on my government to do something.

Thanks for the insights.