Australia emissions plan rejected

[NickB79]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198690.stm

"The Australian parliament has rejected government plans to introduce an ambitious carbon trading scheme to tackle global warming.

The measure was the centrepiece of the government's environment plans, and would have cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5% over the next 10 years.

But opposition senators who control the upper house feared the legislation would harm the country's mining sector."

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No surprise there. Just business as usual while your country dries up and blows away around you then.

[excess_3]

1. Australia already has 'cap and trade'

Australia has ratified the Kyoto treaty.
two systems not needed.

[NickB79]

2. And we all know what a smashing success that was

"Australia has the highest per capita emissions in the developed world and coal is its biggest export. "