Greenhouse Down Under

Following up on an earlier post, it looks like Australia produces 27 percent more greenhouse gasses per capita than the US, making Oz the world's worst offender. The per capita emissions have gone down, mostly because the rate of land clearing has declined. John Howard says Australia is dealing with climate change "the smart way," which I can only interpret as meaning "smart people have other priorities, such as protecting the mining industry, that are more important than climate change."