Minerals sector wins concessions in carbon plan
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The Australian government's climate change legislation is now so politically mired, its unlikely to become law in its current form.
And each day, critics reveal more flaws in the government's approach. The government is now being accused of blatantly misleading Australians with the impression that the Emissions Trading plans will cut domestically-produced greenhouse gases .. when a lot of the cuts will be met by buying permits from developing nations. As a complex debate rages about targets, permits and start-dates, the critics have highlighted a dimension some call carbon imperialism.
Presenter: Linda Mottram
Speakers: Guy Pearse, author of the Quarterly Essay, 'Quarry Vision; Senator Christine Milne, Australian Greens; Richard Denniss, executive director of The Australia Institute
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