Australia under pressure to set climate change example

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Updated May 28, 2009 12:40:51

The Australian Labor government's climate change policies are under pressure in the leadup to the global summt in Copenhagen later this year. Australia is one of the biggest carbon emitters per capita, and its targets will help decide what role Canberra can play in negotiations.

Presenter: Kerry O'Brien
Speaker: Sri Nicholas Stern, author and climate change economist

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