Trevor Greene

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott kept his most noxious campaign promise shortly after taking power. He repealed the country's tax on carbon -- the most effective tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the industrial world's biggest polluter per capita.

In 2011, daily emissions were 49.3 kilograms per Aussie, almost four times higher than the global average of 12.8 kilograms. Canadian Pr Read more of this blog post »