| A modelling study argues that comprehensive policy change could limit Australia's environmental pollution while maintaining a materials-intensive path to economic growth. But other paths are worth considering. Despite Australia's vastness and its swathes of untouched nature, its per-capita environmental footprint is one of the biggest worldwide.
Because it is a major exporter of agricultural products, coal and other emissions-intensive commodities, there is great concern that binding climate agreements could harm the country's economy. In 2014, under then prime minister Tony Abbott, the current conservative government replaced a carbon-tax policy with inefficient mitigation subsidies..............................................Full Article: Source
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