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Tuesday, 5 May 2009

The Rudd Government have announced dramatic changes and ultimately a delay to their deeply-flawed emissions trading scheme (ETS) in a move designed to once more please big businesses rather than tackle the issue of climate change.

Changes announced include a delayed start to the scheme until 2011, a fixed $10 per tonne price for carbon and the prospect of a 25% reduction target heavily dependent on international agreement at Copenhagen in December.

Once more the Government is stalling on real action on climate change and instead increasing compensation for polluting industries.


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