The recent announcement from the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee on a carbon price and mechanism, is avital step forward.
The Australian Greens have said Treasurer Wayne Swan's third budget shows the Rudd Government has turned its back on key environmental reforms, including a tax on carbon.
A report released today by a public policy think tank, has criticised the Federal Government's proposed ETS scheme, describing it as a waste of taxpayers' money.
By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon tax is an incentive for polluters to clean up their act and to encourage venture capitalists to invest in innovative clean, renewable technologies, by making them more...
A report released last week has named Australia as the world's highest per capita producers of carbon dioxide.
