In a sociopathic act of defiance the Australian Greens have voted down Australia's first round of carbon economy reform.

Via a critical procedural vote in the Australian Senate, a raft of law bills were set aside from a third and final reading.

The development sets an ominous sign for the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Summit.

The Global Greens Alliance is prepared to walk away from anything less that what they dictate is required today.

Leading Climate Scientist James Hansen has foolishly inspired lawmakers the world over to demand what cannot be given today - final solution to climate change - only a beginning.

As such, today in Australia armed with the unique powers vested unto them by the God of Gaia, Australia's leading representative of the Green Guru Guild - Senator Bob Brown voted no against the Rudd Government's first round of carbon trading legislation.

Standing alongside the dinosaurs of the recently deposed Howard government, the Green Five lead by Senator Brown and Senator Milne voted against the first carbon trading bills ever to reach the final stages of legislative process in Australia and thence into law.

Australia will now attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit with no legislative remit on what it intends to do at a minimum about climate change.

The newly triumphant local reactionary forces - led by Abbot the Thug - rejoiced at the moral abyss the Australian Greens have stepped into. With Tony Abbott - as the newly installed opposition leader - gleefully seizing control of the local media agenda with harrowing tales of fear and loathing about an evil new energy tax that would have destroyed the consumer heaven of Australia in 2010.

In what marks the worst ever day for Australia's environmental movement the Australian Greens have decidedly failed to lead when most needed.

The soon to retire Senator, Bob Brown, now looks forward to a legacy of utter failure with barely a single win for the environment in the 25 years since the Franklin Dam battles of the early 1980s put him into the Senate.

For this reason alone, the Australian Greens should be removed from the equation and TerraDaily.com recommends that the Australian Greens be placed last on all ballot papers in the 2010 Australian Federal Elections.