carbon tax

Former Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson joins Panorama to talk about the carbon tax legislation, opposition tactics, and climate change politics worldwide.

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On Thursday the Gillard government announced that it would tackle the ETS debate and try to pass legistlation where former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd failed. The goal is to begin withy a fixed price on carbon for a period for three to five years, starting in July 2012, transitioning to an emissions trading scheme later on.
 
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has already said he'll oppose the scheme, calling on the Australian people to revolt in opposition.
 

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How much closer are we to setting a price on carbon? In one of its first moves, the Gillard government is set to appoint a climate change committee to ask the big question: what's better? a carbon tax or a market-based approach?

Hayley Crane reports.

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Price on carbon - SYNcast.mp3

Emissions trading, energy efficiency, carbon tax...what does it all mean?

Kevin Rudd faced a big backlash when he decided to shelve his emissions-trading scheme - one of his key election promises - but how many Australians actually understand how an ETS would work and what other parties are proposing?

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Tim Flannery - SYNcast.mp3