Whatever you say Sprint. I'll even answer both.
is he going to think about it first ?
Yes.
Or just wade in, full of bravado, at our expense ?
No.
No he's not going to think about it - he already ratified it today even though he knows it will cost the taxpayer dearly.
Rudd fears Kyoto target won't be metKEVIN Rudd in his first act as prime minister has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, but warned Australia is likely to face harsh penalties for missing its target under the treaty.
Mr Rudd signed the instrument of ratification after receiving the required approval from Governor-General Michael Jeffery today, coinciding with the start of post-Kyoto talks in Bali.
The news was greeted with applause on the floor of the Bali conference.
Australia would become a full Kyoto member before the end of next March, as the ratification becomes effective 90 days after being received by the United Nations, Mr Rudd said.
"Australia's official declaration today that we will become a member of the Kyoto Protocol is a significant step forward in our country's efforts to fight climate change domestically and with the international community," he said.
Under the treaty, the nation has a target of restricting greenhouse gas emissions to 108 per cent of 1990 levels during the 2008-12 commitment period.
While the former Coalition Government insisted it was on track to meet that goal, Mr Rudd is less confident.
"We are currently likely to ... overshoot our Kyoto target by one per cent," he told ABC Radio.
The Prime Minister said the penalty would be set out under the post-Kyoto deal that kicks in after 2012.
It would include a commitment to a further reduction – 60 million tonnes – in carbon emissions plus a 30 per cent penalty added to the subsequent commitment target.
Make those supporters pay dearly for their support Kevvy He doesn't give a testicular craptacular for Australians.
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