Climate Change survey

Yesterday the media was full of the news regarding a new survey by the Lowy Institute regarding the concerns of Australians, particularly the importance of Climate Change. Supposedly we are more concerned about Jobs, the Economy, Terrorism etc.
I'm not surprised that this has happened given the saturation coverage of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)over the last 9 months. During that time many committed people have done more than ever to change their greenhouse habits and use the various rebates given out by the government.
Leadership is always something that people respond to as well as changes in legislation and carrot-like handouts. There is always a few early adopters, a large number of "wait til it becomes mature technology" types and a long tail of uninterested types. This last eventually wake up and find the earth is not flat and they cannot buy anymore BetaMax videos.Complaining mightily at times!
So long as the various levels of Government keep their eye on the ball and the various environmental lobby groups keep the pressure on here and overseas, then perhaps we might get some positive changes.
After all, we already pay extra costs for Power, Gas and vegies due to the Victorian water crisis. The sky hasn't fallen in although some people are certainly suffering from these costs. Not doing anything will just make it certain we will pay more for the current standard of living.