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Australia's Climate Policy Allows for Increased Emissions, Critics Contend

2015-09-02 15:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Abbott government has signed off on detailed rules for its Direct Action climate policy, which experts say will allow big industry to actually increase greenhouse emissions. The so-called safeguards mechanism is supposed to ensure that increased emissions from heavy industry and electricity generators do not undo the reductions bought through the governments $2.5bn scheme. Related: Australia's Direct Action fund may need $1bn more to meet emissions target The environment minister,...

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