Rudd the Ratifier clarifys Australia's Kyoto intentions


	Rudd the Ratifier clarifys Australia's Kyoto intentions

Wadard

12-12-2007 7:54 AM

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Wadard says:

...to another round of applause at Bali. This time to the high-level Heads of State meeting.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/f3ca33cf-feaf-4855-9d01-91114a37ffcb/A95FD9DB-824B-4907-A84C-D940CBAEC8D9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/climate-our-main-challenge-rudd/2007/12/12/1197135530576.html" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/climate-our-main-challenge-rudd/2007/12/12/1197135530576.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.smh.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/climate-our-main-challenge-rudd/2007/12/12/1197135530576.html">Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told world leaders in Bali that <A href="http://www.smh.com.au/NASApp/cs/smh.com.au/environment" linkindex="27" set="yes">climate change</A> is the
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<IMG width="300" height="512" align="middle" alt="Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addresses the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference." src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/12/12/rudd_narrowweb__300x512,2.jpg" /><P>Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addresses the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference.<BR /><SMALL>Photo: <EM>Glen McCurtayne</EM></SMALL></P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/climate-our-main-challenge-rudd/2007/12/12/1197135530576.html"><P>He told delegates at the United Nations climate change
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"robust" short and medium term targets to slash greenhouse gases,
after the Garnaut review is finished next year.</p> <P>Mr Rudd received enthusiastic applause as he was introduced at
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