Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2011
Gillard said that by 2020, this would cut emissions by some 160 million tonnes per year. We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. The first Australian Government to announce a plan for a carbon price was John Howard’s back in 2007. Transport fuels will be excluded from the carbon pricing mechanism.
Let's personalize your content