| 20.10.2009 - Coal gets emissions free pass until 2033 |
| From Canberratimes.com.au: Australia will not cut emissions from coal-fired power for at least 24 years under the Rudd Government's proposed carbon trading scheme, a leading economist says. Instead, the scheme's polluter loopholes will force the Government to spend millions buying carbon permits from developing countries to meet even modest greenhouse targets, The Australia Institute's executive director Richard Denniss said........................Full Article: Source |