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“Rudd Promising Poverty or Blowing Hot Air?”
“Rudd Promising Poverty or Blowing Hot Air?”
The Carbon Sense Coalition today claimed that Australian PM Rudd was either promising poverty for his grandkids or blowing hot air.
The Chairman of Carbon Sense, Mr Viv Forbes, said that in Copenhagen, PM Rudd advocated cutting production of carbon dioxide by at least 20% by 2050.
“However, back in Canberra, PM Rudd says Australia’s population will increase from 22M now to 36M by 2050.
“A bit of simple maths shows that he thinks our grandkids can exist on just half the carbon energy per person that we use now.
“But the PM also promises a nation building program of rail, road, and port construction. What fuels are all these new vehicles going to use? Is he expecting nuclear powered trains, solar powered trucks and wind powered bulk carriers?
“The Copenhagen Rudd is promising a poverty stricken future for our grandkids. Or maybe the Canberra Rudd is just a lot of hot air.”
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