SIZE DOESN’T MATTER

THOSE who argue that Australia cannot make a significant contribution to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions because most are generated by the big industrial nations don’t know history. We were likewise directly responsible for only a tiny portion of the waste oil dumped at sea, air pollution caused by leaded petrol, and chlorofluoro hydrocarbons destroying the ozone layer. But we were one of the leaders in implementing anti-pollution treaties which now are, virtually universally, enforced around the globe.

Australia’s efforts and example count in reducing global pollution.