Greens lash emissions target 'cop-out' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The climb-down has provoked an angry response from Senator Brown, who says it has damaged Australia's climate change credentials.

"This is a complete shemozzle from the Government. Here's Australia, which was the big sensation at Bali is going to be the big cop-out at Poznan," he said.

"It's all happened in 12 months, it's quite astonishing."

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