Libs urge delay in emissions trade - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

The Federal Opposition wants an emissions trading scheme to be delayed by up to two years in the wake of the global financial meltdown.

Opposition emissions trading spokesman Andrew Robb said the Government should not press ahead with plans to start the scheme in 2010.

The meltdown had to be taken into account. ''It's going to discourage other countries around the world, they're going to look at other priorities, and it's going to put pressure on the speed with which they tackle climate change,'' he said.

The Government should also wait for the result of world climate talks in Copenhagen in late 2009.
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In Professor Garnaut's final report to Government, he said it would be a good idea if people ate more kangaroo and less beef and lamb, because kangaroo was a greenhouse-friendly meat.

Professor Garnaut's report pointed to modelling that showed cattle and sheep numbers could be cut drastically, while kangaroos increased to 240 million.

This would save emissions and be more profitable under a high carbon price.

But the Opposition labelled the proposal a ''sick joke''.

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