On climate change policy, neither time nor Trump are on Turnbull's side | Lenore Taylor
by Lenore Taylor from on (#225D6)
Australia cannot hail the Paris accord as a turning point and simultaneously rejoice in a great long-term economic future for coal
When Malcolm Turnbull was dumped by the Liberal party in 2009 because he refused to renounce support for emissions trading, the man now about to assume responsibility for implementing Donald Trump's evisceration of US climate change policy was elated.
Myron Ebell, a veteran warrior against action on global warming, wrote on his "competitive enterprise institute" blog that "toppling Turnbull was a necessary step" in defeating Australia's cap and trade scheme. And he understood exactly who deserved credit.