Emissions trading scheme hits brick wall

Live News Australia | Mar. 16, 2009 (News Report)

Labor does not have a majority in the Senate, so needs the support of the Australian Greens and both crossbench senators to get the ETS passed if the opposition votes against it.

The economic crisis has fuelled opposition to emissions trading, with critics saying now is not the time to put an extra levy on business. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Global Economy, Global Warming, Australia, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 16, 2009 - 11:39 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 16, 2009 - 11:39 PM PDT
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The Australian foot dragging a sign of world wide difficulty in dealing with the problems.

If they think they have economic problems now, wait until they warm up a few more degrees.

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