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I'm still trying to digest the report from the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading… although there are people in a far better position to comment on it than I, I read an editorial in the Sydney Morning Herald today that pretty much sums up my feelings on this:

The Howard Government's enthusiasm for such a leisurely timetable [in implementing an emissions trading system and setting an emissions reduction target] can only suggest that on global warming its main purpose is not to act, but to appear to act. In an election year is the proposed "detailed assessment" of a future scheme just a smokescreen, so to speak, to deflect voters' concerns?

I am saddened that climate change has become such a politicised issue that we now have mock action by the government, rather than concrete, progressive initiatives to address climate change. Prominent Australian businesses are already backing a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, yet the government needs another year (or more) in order to set a national target. These delaying tactics not only show a lack of leadership, but hurt businesses, communities and puts our future at risk. Where is real leadership when we need it?