John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

When I make decisions on climate change and the Kyoto protocol, I do not speak for a particular political philosophy; I speak for my country—and it is in my country’s interests not to go down the European path. What the Leader of the Opposition has done with that question is reveal the Labor Party’s thinking on this issue. It is European based thinking, because he quoted countries whose economies are fundamentally different to Australia’s economy. If I applied a British solution to an Australian problem in relation to climate change, I would be doing great injury to my country. I have absolutely no intention of doing that.

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