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Carbon tax was inefficient policy: Govt seizes on emissions report

2015-01-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: ASHLEY HALL: The Federal Government is using recent emissions figures to argue it's on track to meet its carbon reduction targets. It says the figures show the carbon tax was an ineffective policy. The Environment Minister Greg Hunt, says the latest National Greenhouse Accounts show that under the carbon tax, emissions fell at a fraction of the rate experienced before it was introduced. Lexi Metherell has been speaking to Mr Hunt. GREG HUNT: The latest figures really show two things:...

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