"But our battle against the treaty will continue," he said.

All 51 votes against the treaty came from Republicans.

"The prior administration had concluded that they didn't want to bounce against the treaty," he said.

Were the most decisive council members for or against the treaty?

The Senate was right when it voted unanimously against the treaty.

On the Kyoto vote the result was 95 to 0 against the treaty.

James Long, a doctor, was one of the most vehement voices against the treaty.

What, in any case, are the arguments against the treaty?

And 10 days ago the first poll suddenly showed a tiny majority against the treaty.

Virtually all the farmers will now vote against the treaty - which makes no mention of agriculture.