Carbon trading junction up ahead


	Carbon trading junction up ahead

Wadard

6-9-2007 10:49 PM

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The Australian Federal Elections 2007 will bring us to a crossroad. With even the Howard Government committing to a cap and trade approach to a carbon market, aimed to be established by 2012, we now have choice at the election. In this article by Steve Burrell of the SMH surveys the terrain up ahead.

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