Australia And Climate Change
Australia needs to play an active role in international response to climate change. This is because the nation is one the major emitters of greenhouse gas emissions. "Australia’s per capita greenhouse gas emissions are the highest of any OECD country and are among the highest in the world. In 2006 our per capita emissions (including emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry) were 28.1 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 -e) per person" ( Gaurant 2008, p.153). For international climate change negotiations to be transparent and successful, global emitters ( eg. Australia, USA, China and Japan) must make significant effort to reduce their emissions. Interestingly, Australia is prone to climate change due to its geographical location.