australia on climate change

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If Australia's prime minister is so keen on climate change within Australia, why then do they promote to sell so much coal and iron ore to India and China(Who are the world's worst polluters)?
It seems to me double standards.

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@mightypythons,

mightypythons wrote:

If Australia's prime minister is so keen on climate change within Australia, why then do they promote to sell so much coal and iron ore to India and China(Who are the world's worst polluters)?
It seems to me double standards.

Yep.

Except our PM is not that keen on preventing climate change, really (which I assume is what you meant?) ...so it's likely less of a double standard than you think.

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@dlowan,

Yep. What Deb said.

"The economy" rules! Neutral

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@dlowan,

I think Kevin Rudd's beliefs is whatever is the most popular, depending on the crowd.

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@mightypythons,

Kevin is a very pragmatic politician. Wink

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@mightypythons,

I don't think him quite THAT bad, and I think the only way to really appreciate the complexities and difficulties of advancing policies, even when you are in power (though with no majority in the upper house) can be appreciated until one is doing it, or close to someone who is.....nonetheless, he is, indeed, a pragmatist.

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