A Coup d’Etat for the Environment Down Under
- The Green Wild West
- Airlines and the Environment
- g-Think Survey Results: Accountability
- Certification Soup
- Just What Is a Green Hotel?
- The Great Toilet Tissue Scam Down…
- The 2008 World’s Fair
From Issue 17
Date January 2008
Topics Covered
Australia, Climate Change, Politics
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Just as g-Think predicted early in 2007 year, the Australian election secured its place in history as the first national election in which the environment and sustainability were central themes. And, in what was a victory for political accountability on the environment, the incumbent prime minister John Howard (who had steadfastly kept Australia out of the Kyoto Protocol) not only lost the premiership but also his own seat in parliament, which he had held for 33 years. It turned out that 2007 was a perfect storm for the environment in Australia. Years of drought, media focus on global warming and an increasingly savvy electorate added up to a powerful force for change.
On the eve of the Australian election, Kevin Rudd made the environment his number-one priority, stating “Australia needs new leadership on climate change. Mr. Howard remains in a state of denial,” (from The Christian Science Monitor).
In one of his first acts as the new Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd signed the Kyoto Protocol just before heading to the Bali Climate Change Conference, where he was greeted with a round of applause from the delegates.
It remains to be seen if the new Rudd Labor government will follow through on all its environmental promises. One thing is certain, though: the government is on notice and the public is expecting real policy change.