Let’s give Kevin Rudd a closer look-over on Kyoto

According to the Guardian, the new Australian prime minister may not be a lot better than his predecessor, John Howard, on the Kyoto treaty in particular and global warming in general.

His claim to be strong on climate change rings hollow when he has promised a subsidy of A$110m to Gunns Ltd, a company intending to build one of the world's biggest pulp mills in Tasmania, which will burn half-a-million tonnes of native forest a year in the monstrosity of its electricity generator alone. Was this Howard's greatest victory: the creation of a Labor party in his own image?

The article also points out that Rudd is not necessarily a lot better than Howard on aboriginal issues, either, amongst other things.