Turnbull has already declared his hand and will cross the floor to support Rudd’s emissions trading scheme. However, it appears this move may merely isolate Turnbull further from growing public concern about the ETS, according to internal National Party polling:

Sources said the research, first revealed at a meeting of Nationals MPs in Coffs Harbour on Thursday, found 75 per cent of respondents said they would prefer direct action to reduce emissions to Mr Rudd’s market-linked approach.

About 80 per cent of people worried about the impact of the ETS on their job security, while 82 per cent were concerned about its effects on the cost of living.

So opposing the ETS at least gives the Coalition a chance of winning the next election. And to think, Turnbull wanted to support the legislation to avoid making the ETS an election issue. Combined with Climategate, Glaciergate, Amazongate, the complete failure of the Copenhagen Conference and the current tour of Lord Monckton, the worm has definitely turned on the ETS in only a couple of months. Rudd does not even talk about it anymore. Hilarious!