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Australia unveils plans for a fixed carbon price

Guardian; 24/02/2011

The Australian government is planning to set a fixed carbon price from July 2012 before moving to a market-based system within five years. Australia is one of the highest per-capita carbon emitters in the developed world because of a reliance on coal for 80% of electricity generation.

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Websites: http://www.guardian.co.uk

Keywords: carbon trading - carbon economy - Carbon management

Countries: Australia -

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Trading, Emissions trading, Management and commerce, Policy and Governance, Planning and Design, Economics, business and commerce, Electricity generation, Energy consumption, Electricity